Effects of aromatase mutation (ArKO) on the sexual differentiation of kisspeptin neuronal numbers and their activation by same versus opposite sex urinary pheromones

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 57, Issue 4-5, 2010, Pages 390-395

  Bakker, Julie ^a   Pierman, Sylvie ^a   González Martínez, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aromatase knockout; Estrogens; Kisspeptin; Odors; Sexual differentiation

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN; KISSPEPTIN; PHEROMONE; PROTEIN FOS;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INDUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; URINE ODOR;

ANIMALS; AROMATASE; CELL COUNT; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MUTATION; NEURONS; ODORS; OLFACTORY BULB; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; SEX ATTRACTANTS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SMELL; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEINS;

EID: 77950926407     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2009.11.005     Document Type: Article

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