Estrogen receptor-α distribution in the human hypothalamus in relation to sex and endocrine status

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 454, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 115-139

  Kruijver, Frank P M ^a,b   Balesar, Rawien ^a   Espila, Ana M ^a   Unmehopa, Unga A ^a   Swaab, Dick F ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cytoplasmic staining; Endocrine status; Estrogen receptor immunoreactivity; Human hypothalamus; Sex differences; Transsexuality

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN NUCLEUS; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE LOCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRIA TERMINALIS; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS;

ADULT; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ASTROCYTES; CELL NUCLEUS; DIAGONAL BAND OF BROCA; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; MAMILLARY BODIES; MIDDLE AGED; NEURONS; ORCHIECTOMY; OVARIECTOMY; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TRANSSEXUALISM;

EID: 0037152545     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.10416     Document Type: Article

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