Neuronal nitric oxide synthase and calbindin delineate sex differences in the developing hypothalamus and preoptic area

Developmental Neurobiology

Volumn 67, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1371-1381

  Edelmann, Michelle ^a   Wolfe, Cory ^a   Scordalakes, Elka M ^b   Rissman, Emilie F ^c   Tobet, Stuart ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Calbindin; Hypothalamus; Nitric oxide; Preoptic area; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; CALBINDIN; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL POPULATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS PERIVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEINS; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, TRANSGENIC; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; PREOPTIC AREA; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEXUAL MATURATION;

EID: 34547773622     PISSN: 19328451     EISSN: 1932846X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dneu.20507     Document Type: Article

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