Distribution of aromatase mRNA and protein in the brain and pituitary of female rainbow trout: Comparison with estrogen receptor α

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 462, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 180-193

  Menuet, Arnaud ^a   Anglade, Isabelle ^a   Le Guevel, Remy ^a   Pellegrini, Elisabeth ^a   Pakdel, Farzad ^a   Kah, Olivier ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Androgen; Aromatisation; Astrocyte; Estrogen synthase; Radial glia; Teleost fish

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIENCEPHALON; FEMALE; GLIA CELL; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; OPTIC TECTUM; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAINBOW TROUT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TELENCEPHALON; TELEOST;

ANIMALS; AROMATASE; ASTROCYTES; CELLS, CULTURED; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NEURONS; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; PITUITARY GLAND; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0038340910     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.10726     Document Type: Article

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