Sex differences in NADPH-diaphorase activity in the rat posterodorsal medial amygdala

Brain Research

Volumn 1305, Issue , 2009, Pages 31-39

  De Castilhos, Juliana ^a   Rigon, Paula ^a   Xavier, Léder Leal ^b   Rasia Filho, Alberto ^c   Achaval, Matilde ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE CIÊNCIAS DA SAÚDE DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Extended amygdala; Gonadal hormone; Nitric oxide; Optical densitometry; Sex difference; Sex steroid

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; OVARIECTOMY; RAT; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; WISTAR RAT;

AMYGDALA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; ESTRADIOL; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; NADPH DEHYDROGENASE; NEURONS; OVARIECTOMY; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 73949119741     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: 18726240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2009.09.110     Document Type: Article

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