Oestrogen receptor β: Role in neurohypophyseal neurones

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 365-371

  Sladek, Celia D ^a   Somponpun, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Oxytocin; Paraventricular; Posterior pituitary; Supraoptic; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; MESSENGER RNA; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; SEX HORMONE; STEROID RECEPTOR; TESTOSTERONE; VASOPRESSIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPEROSMOLALITY; IN VITRO STUDY; INHIBITION KINETICS; MACACA; MAGNOCELLULAR NUCLEUS; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MONKEY; NERVE CELL; NEUROHYPOPHYSIS; NONHUMAN; OSMOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RABBIT; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHEEP; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VASOPRESSIN RELEASE;

ANIMALS; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; NEURONS; PITUITARY GLAND, POSTERIOR; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN;

EID: 2442488852     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0953-8194.2004.01187.x     Document Type: Article

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