The phytoestrogen ferutinin affects female sexual behavior modulating ERα expression in the hypothalamus

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 199, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 283-287

  Zanoli, Paola ^a   Zavatti, Manuela ^a   Geminiani, Elisa ^a   Corsi, Lorenzo ^a   Baraldi, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Estrogen receptor ; Ferutinin; Ovariectomized rat; Phytoestrogen; Proceptivity; Receptivity; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; ESTRADIOLO AMSA; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; FERUTININ; PHYTOESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RESPONSE; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RECEPTOR INTRINSIC ACTIVITY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TISSUE LEVEL; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BENZOATES; BICYCLO COMPOUNDS; CYCLOHEPTANES; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; OVARIECTOMY; PHYTOESTROGENS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SESQUITERPENES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 61349089780     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2008.12.009     Document Type: Article

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