Functional sexual dimorphism of the nucleolar organizer regions in the tuberomamillary nucleus

Brain Research

Volumn 736, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 1-6

  González González, Sonia ^a   Díaz, Fernando ^a   Vallejo, Guillermo ^a   Arias, Jorge L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

activational effect; AgNOR; estrous cycle; hormonal manipulation; nucleolar organizer region; tuberomamillary nucleus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MAMMILLARY BODY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0347263753     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(96)00602-6     Document Type: Article

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