Age-related effects of estrogen on the expression of estrogen receptor (ER) α and β mRNA in the ovariectomized (OVX) monkey hypothalamus

Neuroscience Bulletin

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 97-102

  Bao, Jian Zhong ^a,b   Ni, Can Rong ^a   Zheng, Wei Qiang ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Estrogen receptor; Hypothalamus; mRNA; Rhesus Macaque

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; MESSENGER RNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE LOCATION; GENE SYNTHESIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS PERIVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

EID: 33947179442     PISSN: 16737067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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