Sex differences in estrogen-induced progesterone and estrogen receptor mRNA in the ventromedial hypothalamus of hatchling whiptail lizards

Developmental Brain Research

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 151-157

  Wennstrom, Kira L ^a   Gill, Cynthia J ^b   Crews, David ^b  

^a University of Arkansas   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain; Gonadal steroid; Hormonal control of reproductive behavior; Neural basis of behavior; Organization; Reptile; Steroid receptor

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE INHIBITOR; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; PROGESTERONE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL 3-BENZOATE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENETICS; GONAD; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LIZARD; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARTHENOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; STIMULATION; ZONA INCERTA; AGING; ANIMAL; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BIOSYNTHESIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HYPOTHALAMUS; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; OOCYTE; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALIA; MACRURONUS NOVAEZELANDIAE; REPTILIA; RODENTIA; SQUAMATA; TEIIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HYPOTHALAMUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LIZARDS; MALE; OVUM; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; RNA, MESSENGER; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0642341073     PISSN: 01653806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-3806(03)00225-6     Document Type: Article

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