Sex differences in oestrogen-induced p44/42 MAPK phosphorylation in mouse brain in vivo

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 621-628

  Barabas K ^a   Szego E M ^a   Kaszas A ^a   Nagy, G M ^b   Juhasz G D ^a   Abraham I M ^a  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Gonadectomy; MAPK phosphorylation; Oestrogen; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 3; SEX HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GONADECTOMY; HYPOTHALAMUS PERIVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PYRIFORM CORTEX; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CASTRATION; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MIDLINE THALAMIC NUCLEI; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 3; OVARIECTOMY; PHOSPHORYLATION; PREOPTIC AREA; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33745750775     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2006.01447.x     Document Type: Article

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