Classical androgen receptors in non-classical sites in the brain

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 753-764

  Sarkey, Sara ^a   Azcoitia, Iñigo ^b   Garcia Segura, Luis Miguel ^c   Garcia Ovejero, Daniel ^d   DonCarlos, Lydia L ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO CAJAL   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL NACIONAL DE PARAPLÉJICOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Androgen; Androgen receptor; Axons; Cerebral cortex; Extranuclear steroid receptors; Hippocampus; Rapid actions of steroids

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; COLCHICINE; IBOTENIC ACID; RECEPTOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN REGION; CELL NUCLEUS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DENDRITE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GENE EXPRESSION; GLIA; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LIZARD; NEOCORTEX; NERVE FIBER; NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PERIKARYON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR DENSITY; TELENCEPHALON;

ANIMALS; AXONS; BRAIN; HUMANS; NEURONS; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN;

EID: 42749088082     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2008.02.015     Document Type: Article

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