Effects of electroacupuncture on the expression of estrogen receptor protein and mRNA in rat brain

Acta Physiologica Sinica

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 495-500

  Chen, Bo Ying ^a   Cheng, Li Hai ^a   Gao, Hui ^a   Ji, Shi Zhu ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Electroacupuncture; Estradiol; Estrogen receptor; Hypothalamic pituitary ovarian axis

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; GONADORELIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD; BRAIN; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; GENETICS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; METABOLISM; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0346940173     PISSN: 03710874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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