Immunoreactive GnRH type I receptors in the mouse and sheep brain

Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 326-333

  Albertson, Asher J ^a   Navratil, Amy ^b   Mignot, Mallory ^a   Dufourny, Laurence ^c   Cherrington, Brian ^d   Skinner, Donal C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Arcuate nucleus; Central grey; Nucleus accumbens; Olfactory bulb; Preoptic area; Red nucleus

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; GONADORELIN; GONADORELIN RECEPTOR;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; CENTRAL GRAY MATTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HORMONE ACTION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; MITRAL CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY BULB; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CATTLE; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICE; NEURONS; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; RECEPTORS, LHRH; SHEEP; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 43649091655     PISSN: 08910618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jchemneu.2008.03.004     Document Type: Article

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