The role of the androgen receptor in CNS masculinization

Brain Research

Volumn 1035, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 13-23

  Garcia Falgueras, Alicia ^a   Pinos, Helena ^a   Collado, Paloma ^a   Pasaro, Eduardo ^b   Fernandez, Rosa ^b   Jordan, Cynthia L ^c   Segovia, Santiago ^a   Guillamon, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgen receptor; Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis; Central nervous system; Complete androgen resistance syndrome; Locus coeruleus; Masculinization; Partial androgen resistance syndrome; Sex differences; Tfm rats

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; LOCUS CERULEUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TESTICULAR FEMINIZATION; VIRILIZATION;

EID: 13844274910     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2004.11.060     Document Type: Article

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