Sex difference and estrous cycle: Expression of prolactin receptor mRNA in rat brain

Molecular Brain Research

Volumn 103, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 130-139

  Pi, Xiujun ^a   Voogt, James L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain; Estrous cycle; mRNA; Prolactin receptor; RNase protection assay; Sex difference

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; PROLACTIN RECEPTOR; STEROID HORMONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHOROID PLEXUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PONS; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROESTRUS; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RIBONUCLEASE PROTECTION ASSAY; SEX DIFFERENCE; ANIMAL; BRAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISSECTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMAL; BRAIN; CHOROID PLEXUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISSECTION; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOTHALAMUS, MIDDLE; MALE; PREOPTIC AREA; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, PROLACTIN; RNA, MESSENGER; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; ANIMALS;

ANIMALIA; POA;

EID: 0037198933     PISSN: 0169328X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-328X(02)00194-8     Document Type: Article

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