Sexual dimorphism in the organization of the rat hypothalamic infundibular area

Neuroscience

Volumn 141, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1731-1745

  Ciofi, P ^a,b   Leroy, D ^a,c   Tramu, G ^b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^c UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

arcuate nucleus; gonadotropin releasing hormone; median eminence; neurokinin B; tanycytes; tubero infundibular

Indexed keywords

DYNORPHIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; GONADORELIN; NEUROKININ B; NEUROPEPTIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS VENTROMEDIAL NUCLEUS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INFUNDIBULUM; MALE; NERVE FIBER; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PERMEABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TANYCYTE;

EID: 33747399077     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2006.05.041     Document Type: Article

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