Rapid changes on nitrinergic system in female mouse hippocampus during the ovarian cycle

Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 117-123

  Gotti, Stefano ^a   Martini, Mariangela ^a   Pradotto, Monica ^a   Viglietti Panzica, Carla ^a   Panzica, GianCarlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Estrous cycle; Gonadal hormones; Mice; Neuronal plasticity; Nitric oxide synthase

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE; SEX HORMONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HORMONE ACTION; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MOUSE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; OVARY CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROESTRUS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PYRAMIDAL TRACT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN MAPPING; CELL COUNT; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED DBA; NITRERGIC NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; OVARY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TIME FACTORS; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 68349152645     PISSN: 08910618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jchemneu.2009.06.006     Document Type: Article

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