Expression and differential effects of the activation of glucocorticoid receptors in mouse gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons

Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 82, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 151-163

  Dondi, Donatella ^a   Piccolella, Margherita ^a   Messi, Elio ^a   Demissie, Marek ^b   Cariboni, Anna ^a   Selleri, Silvia ^c   Piva, Flavio ^a   Samara, Athina ^a   Consalez, G Giacomo ^d   Maggi, Roberto ^a,c  

^a Ctr of Excellence on Neurodeg Dis   (Italy)

^b WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adrenal steroid receptors; Adrenal steroids; Development; Gonadotropin releasing hormone; Gonadotropin releasing hormone neurons; Mice

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; F ACTIN; FOCAL ADHESION KINASE; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; GONADORELIN; HORMONE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL LINE; CELL MATURATION; CELL STRAIN GN11; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPITHELIOID CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; GONADORELIN RELEASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; STRESS FIBER;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CELLS, CULTURED; DEXAMETHASONE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICE; NEURONS; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 33646507869     PISSN: 00283835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000091693     Document Type: Article

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