Estradiol increases catecholamine levels in the hypothalamus of ovariectomized rats during the dark-phase

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 616, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 334-339

  Alfinito, Peter D ^a   Chen, Xiaohong ^a   Mastroeni, Robert ^a   Pawlyk, Aaron C ^a   Deecher, Darlene C ^a  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Endocrine; Light dark cycle; Menopause; Microdialysis; Monoamine; Preoptic area

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; DOPAMINE; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; NORADRENALIN; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CATECHOLAMINE BRAIN LEVEL; CATECHOLAMINE RELEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINE BRAIN LEVEL; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; IN VIVO STUDY; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

ANIMALS; CATECHOLAMINES; DARKNESS; DOPAMINE; ESTRADIOL; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; MICRODIALYSIS; NOREPINEPHRINE; OVARIECTOMY; PREOPTIC AREA; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TIME FACTORS; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE;

EID: 67651089907     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2009.06.045     Document Type: Article

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