Differential expression of oestrogen receptor α following reproductive experience in young and middle-aged female rats

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 550-557

  Byrnes, Elizabeth M ^a   Babb, J A ^a   Bridges, R S ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Medial amygdala; Parity; Pro oestrous; Striatum

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; PROLACTIN;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ADOLESCENT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; JUVENILE ANIMAL; LACTATION; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; MIDDLE AGED; NONHUMAN; NULLIPARA; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PRIMIPARA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROESTRUS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

AGING; ANIMALS; BRAIN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; MALE; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 65849469655     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2009.01874.x     Document Type: Article

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