Possible involvement of preoptic estrogen receptor β positive cells in luteinizing hormone surge in the rat

Domestic Animal Endocrinology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 83-92

  Orikasa, C ^a   Sakuma, Y ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antisense oligonucleotide; Estrogen receptor; In situ hybridization histochemistry; LHRH; Sex difference

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141459370     PISSN: 07397240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0739-7240(03)00047-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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