Immunolocalization of estrogen receptor beta in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus of female mice during pregnancy, lactation and postnatal development

Brain Research

Volumn 997, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 89-96

  Zhang, Ji Qiang ^a   Su, Bing Yin ^a   Cai, Wen Qin ^a  

^a THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Estrogen receptor; Hypothalamus; Immunocytochemistry; Mouse; Paraventricular nucleus

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; SEX HORMONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CELL DIVISION; CIRCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GIANT CELL; HYPOTHALAMUS PERIVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; LACTATION; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

EID: 0347355535     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2003.10.039     Document Type: Article

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