Glutamic acid decarboxylase 67 (GAD67) gene expression in discrete regions of the rostral preoptic area change during the oestrous cycle and with age

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 711-716

  Cashion, A B ^a   Smith, M J ^b   Wise, Phylis M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageing; GABA; Hypothalamus; Oestrous cycle

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA;

AGING; AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOTHALAMUS PERIVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROESTRUS; RAT;

AGING; ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; ISOENZYMES; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NEURONS; PREOPTIC AREA; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 4444314160     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2004.01225.x     Document Type: Article

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