Distribution patterns of estrogen receptor α and β in the human cortex and hippocampus during development and adulthood

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 503, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 790-802

  González, Miriam ^a   Cabrera Socorro, Alfredo ^a   Pérez García, Carlos G ^a   Fraser, James D ^b   López, Francisco J ^b   Alonso, Rafael ^a   Meyer, Gundela ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^b LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amnion's horn; Cajal Retzius cells; Cortical plate; Dentate gyrus; Human brain; Proliferative zones

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA;

ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; FETUS; GESTATION PERIOD; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BRAIN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURONS;

EID: 34548063188     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.21419     Document Type: Article

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