Sex differences in neuronal morphology in the killifish hypothalamus

Brain Research

Volumn 1070, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 145-149

  Lauer, Lisa E ^a   McCarthy, Margaret M ^b   Mong, Jessica ^b   Kane, Andrew S ^a,b,c  

^a VIRGINIA MARYLAND REGIONAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Aquatic Pathobiology Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Dendrite; Fundulus heteroclitus; Hypothalamus; Killifish; Sexual dimorphism; Spine; Teleost

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CELL STRUCTURE; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; DENDRITE; DENDRITIC SPINE; FEMALE; GOLGI STAIN; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; MALE; MAMMAL; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYNAPSE; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; DENDRITIC SPINES; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; KILLIFISHES; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEURONS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

ANIMALIA; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS; MAMMALIA; PISCES; TELEOSTEI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 32644459325     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2005.11.030     Document Type: Article

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