Sexually dimorphic regulation of estrogen receptor α mRNA in the ventromedial hypothalamus of adult whiptail lizards is testosterone dependent

Brain Research

Volumn 1004, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 136-141

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b University of Arkansas   (United States)

Author keywords

Endocrine and autonomic regulation; Estrogen receptor ; Lizard; Neuroendocrine regulation: other; Progesterone receptor; Reptile; Sexual dimorphism; Ventromedial hypothalamus

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; MESSENGER RNA; SILASTIC; STEROID RECEPTOR; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BRAIN TISSUE; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GONADECTOMY; HORMONAL REGULATION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LIZARD; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECEPTOR SENSITIVITY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; ZONA INCERTA;

ANIMALS; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; LIZARDS; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; OVARIECTOMY; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RNA, MESSENGER; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TESTOSTERONE; VENTROMEDIAL HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 1642408515     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2003.11.076     Document Type: Article

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