An androgen receptor in the brain of the green frog Rana esculenta

Life Sciences

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 265-274

  Paolucci, Marina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANNIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Androgen receptor; Brain; Frog; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTRADIOL; TESTOSTERONE; TRITIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING ASSAY; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; DRUG BINDING; DRUG EFFECT; FROG; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; RECEPTOR BINDING;

ANURA; RANA CLAMITANS; RANA ESCULENTA;

EID: 0037566450     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-3205(03)00270-4     Document Type: Article

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