Neural, hormonal and genetic mechanisms for the activation of brain and behavior

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 480, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 229-231

  Mong, Jessica ^a   Easton, Amy ^a   Kow, Lee Ming ^a   Pfaff, Donald ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arousal; Estrogen; Genomic; Hypothalamus; Sex

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; GENE PRODUCT; NEUROTRANSMITTER RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; PROSTAGLANDIN D SYNTHASE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FERTILIZATION; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE INDUCTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; LORDOSIS; NERVE CELL GROWTH; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0242583735     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2003.08.109     Document Type: Conference Paper

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