Neonatal estrogen decreases neural density of the septum-midbrain central gray connection underlying the lordosis-inhibiting system in female rats

Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 226-233

  Tsukahara, Shinji ^a   Ezawa, Naoki ^a   Yamanouchi, Korehito ^a  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gonadal steroids; Lordosis; Midbrain central gray; Neonatal imprinting; Septum; Sex dimorphism

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; ESTROGEN; OIL; TRACER;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CENTRAL GRAY MATTER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FEMALE; GONADECTOMY; HORMONE ACTION; INJECTION; LORDOSIS; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; NERVE CELL; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATION; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CASTRATION; CELL COUNT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT DYES; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; MALE; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; POSTURE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEPTUM OF BRAIN; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; STILBAMIDINES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0242658437     PISSN: 00283835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000073706     Document Type: Article

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