Aquaporin 4 regulates the effects of ovarian hormones on monoamine neurotransmission

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 353, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 457-462

  Sun, Xiu Lan ^a   Ding, Jian Hua ^a   Fan, Yi ^a   Zhang, Jing ^a   Gao, Lin ^a   Hu, Gang ^a  

^a NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

AQP4; Estrogen; Knockout; Neurotransmission; Ovarian hormone

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN 4; DOPAMINE; ESTROGEN; MONOAMINE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; PROGESTERONE; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HOMEOSTASIS; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MALE; MOUSE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; AQUAPORIN 4; BIOGENIC MONOAMINES; CORPUS STRIATUM; DOPAMINE; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; GONADAL HORMONES; MALE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY; SEX FACTORS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 33845753083     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.12.040     Document Type: Article

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