Steroid biosynthesis within the frog brain: A model of neuroendocrine regulation

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1163, Issue , 2009, Pages 83-92

  Do Rego, Jean Luc ^a,b,c   Seong, Jae Young ^d   Burel, Delphine ^a,b,c   Luu The, Van ^e   Larhammar, Dan ^f   Tsutsui, Kazuyoshi ^g   Pelletier, Georges ^e   Tonon, Marie Christine ^a,b,c   Vaudry, Hubert ^a,b,c  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

^c International Associated Laboratory Samuel de Champlain   (France)

^d Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^g WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Brain; Neuropeptides; Neurosteroids; Neurotransmitters

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ARGIPRESTOCIN; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; DIAZEPAM BINDING INHIBITOR; MESOTOCIN; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; NEUROPEPTIDE Y1 RECEPTOR; NEUROSTEROID; NEUROTRANSMITTER; OCTADECANEUROPEPTIDE; VASOPRESSIN V1A RECEPTOR;

BRAIN; CONFERENCE PAPER; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FROG; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; STEROIDOGENESIS;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA;

EID: 65449116901     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: 17496632     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2008.03664.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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