Aromatase inhibition abolishes courtship behaviours in the ring dove (Streptopelia risoria) and reduces androgen and progesterone receptors in the hypothalamus and anterior pituitary gland

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 276, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 193-204

  Belle, M D C ^a   Sharp, P J ^b   Lea, R W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Androgen receptor; Aromatase; Courtship behaviour; Fadrozole; Hypothalamus; Progesterone receptor; Ring dove

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; FADROZOLE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURTSHIP; DOVE; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; MAGNOCELLULAR NUCLEUS; MALE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC NUCLEUS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RECEPTOR DENSITY;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; AROMATASE; AROMATASE INHIBITORS; COLUMBIDAE; COURTSHIP; FADROZOLE; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE;

COLUMBIFORMES; STREPTOPELIA RISORIA;

EID: 24144441893     PISSN: 03008177     EISSN: 15734919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11010-005-4060-6     Document Type: Article

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