Distribution of the androgen receptor in the diencephalon and the pituitary gland in goats: Co-localisation with corticotrophin releasing hormone, arginine vasopressin and corticotrophs

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 181, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 193-199

  Maejima, Yuko ^a,b   Aoyama, Masato ^a   Ookawara, Shigeo ^c   Hirao, Atsushi ^c   Sugita, Shoei ^a  

^a UTSUNOMIYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH); Androgen receptors; Arginine vasopressin (AVP); Corticotrophin releasing hormone (CRH); Goat

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ARGIPRESSIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR;

ACTH SECRETING CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIENCEPHALON; GOAT; HORMONE ACTION; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS VENTROMEDIAL NUCLEUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RECEPTOR OCCUPANCY; STRIA TERMINALIS; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; ARGININE VASOPRESSIN; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; DIENCEPHALON; GOATS; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN;

CAPRA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 67349085475     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2008.02.021     Document Type: Article

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