NELL2 participates in formation of the sexually dimorphic nucleus of the pre-optic area in rats

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1604-1613

  Jeong, Jin Kwon ^a   Ryu, Byung Jun ^a   Choi, Jungil ^a   Kim, Dong Hee ^a   Choi, Eun Jung ^a   Park, Jeong Woo ^a   Park, Joong Jean ^b   Lee, Byung Ju ^a  

^a University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

^b Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Estrogen dependent neuroprotection; Sexual behavior; Sexual development; Sexually dimorphic nucleus pre optic area

Indexed keywords

ANTISENSE OLIGODEOXYNUCLEOTIDE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; NEURAL EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR LIKE LIKE 2 PROTEIN;

ADULTHOOD; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING; HIPPOCAMPUS; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MATE CHOICE; NEURAL STEM CELL; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; FEMALE; MALE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PREGNANCY; PREOPTIC AREA; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

RATTUS;

EID: 48749098043     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: 14714159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2008.05505.x     Document Type: Article

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