Estrogen receptor-beta colocalizes extensively with parvalbumin-labeled inhibitory neurons in the cortex, amygdala, basal forebrain, and hippocampal formation of intact and ovariectomized adult rats

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 452, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 276-287

  Blurton Jones, Mathew ^a   Tuszynski, Mark H ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium binding; Estradiol; GABA; Interneuron

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; NEUROTRANSMITTER; PARVALBUMIN;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN NUCLEUS; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; FEMALE; FOREBRAIN; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; GENE LOCATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSULA; INTERNEURON; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PARIETAL LOBE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; BASAL GANGLIA; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HIPPOCAMPUS; INTERNEURONS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; OVARIECTOMY; PARVALBUMINS; PROSENCEPHALON; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN;

EID: 0037152233     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.10393     Document Type: Article

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