Localization of 20α-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase mRNA in mouse brain by in situ hybridization

Molecular Brain Research

Volumn 125, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 143-146

  Pelletier, G ^a   Luu The, V ^a   Li, S ^a   Labrie, F ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

20 hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase; Cortex; Endocrine and autonomic regulation; Hippocampus; In situ hybridization; Neurosteroid expression regulation; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

20ALPHA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN REGION; CELL LABELING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYSTEM; GRANULAR CELL; HIPPOCAMPUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; ANIMAL; BRAIN; CYTOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL;

20-ALPHA-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; ANIMALS; BRAIN; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MICE; NEURONS; PROGESTERONE;

EID: 4844221068     PISSN: 0169328X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbrainres.2004.02.020     Document Type: Article

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