Molecular Imaging Provides Novel Insights on Estrogen Receptor Activity in Mouse Brain

Molecular Imaging

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 283-292

  Maggi, Adriana ^a   Stell, Alessia ^b   Belcredito, Silvia ^b   Ciana, Paolo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; BRAIN AREAS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEMS; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; MOLECULAR IMAGING; MOTOR FUNCTION; MOUSE BRAIN; NEURAL TISSUE; REPRODUCTIVE FUNCTION; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVITY;

BIOLUMINESCENCE; LIGHT EMISSION; PHOSPHORESCENCE;

BRAIN;

ANTIESTROGEN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; FULVESTRANT; LUCIFERASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; C57BL MOUSE; DIESTRUS; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS; FEMALE; LUMINESCENCE; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; PROESTRUS;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; DIESTRUS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN ANTAGONISTS; ESTRUS; FEMALE; LUCIFERASES; LUMINESCENCE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NEURONS; PROESTRUS; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN;

EID: 65249157157     PISSN: 15353508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7290.2008.00027     Document Type: Article

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