Endogenous oestradiol regulates progesterone receptor expression in the brain of female rat fetuses: What is the source of oestradiol?

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 359-365

  Jahagirdar, V ^a   Quadros, P S ^b   Wagner, Christine K ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgens; Oestrogens; Receptors membrane nuclear; Steroids neuroactive steroids

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTA 1,4,6 TRIENE 3,17 DIONE; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FETUS; HORMONAL REGULATION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREOPTIC NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; UTERUS HORN;

ANDROSTATRIENES; ANIMALS; AROMATASE INHIBITORS; BRAIN; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FETUS; LITTER SIZE; MALE; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; SEX DETERMINATION (ANALYSIS);

EID: 39549102402     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2008.01647.x     Document Type: Article

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