Oxytocin, but not oxytocin receptor, is regulated by oestrogen receptor β in the female mouse hypothalamus

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 787-793

  Patisaul, H B ^a   Scordalakes, E M ^b   Young, L J ^a   Rissman, E F ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

ER ; ER ; Oestrogen; Paraventricular nucleus; Supraoptic nucleus

Indexed keywords

BRAIN PEPTIDE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; MESSENGER RNA; OIL; OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE; VASOPRESSIN;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS PERIVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; HYPOTHALAMUS VENTROMEDIAL NUCLEUS; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RECEPTOR BINDING; WILD TYPE;

EID: 0038039704     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.2003.01061.x     Document Type: Article

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