Newly Proliferated Cells in the Adult Male Amygdala Are Affected by Gonadal Steroid Hormones

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 257-269

  Fowler, Christie D ^a   Freeman, Marc E ^a   Wang, Zuoxin ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

DHT; Estrogen; Meadow vole; Neurogenesis; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANOLONE; BROXURIDINE; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; STEROID HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE PROPIONATE;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CELL DENSITY; CELL POPULATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; GLIA CELL; GONAD; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; METABOLITE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; VOLE;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; CELL DIVISION; DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; NEUROGLIA; NEURONS; ORCHIECTOMY; PHENOTYPE; STEM CELLS; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE PROPIONATE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0242637173     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/neu.10273     Document Type: Article

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