Age-dependent ERα MB1 splice variant expression in discrete areas of the human brain

Neurobiology of Aging

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1177-1189

  Ishunina, Tatjana A ^a,b   Swaab, Dick F ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE   (Netherlands)

^b KURSK STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Aging; Alcohol; Alzheimer's disease; Astrocytes; Endothelial cells; Estrogen receptor ; Human brain; MB1 splice variant; Tuberomamillary nucleus

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA MB1; MESSENGER RNA; ISOPROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN REGION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTONEURON NUCLEUS; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RNA SPLICING; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN; THALAMUS; BRAIN; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BRAIN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 44949184568     PISSN: 01974580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2007.02.018     Document Type: Article

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