Early oestrogens in shaping reproductive networks:Evidence for a potential organisational role of oestradiol in female brain development

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 728-735

  Bakker, J ^a,b   Brock, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Kisspeptin; Oestrogens; Progesterone receptor; Sex differences; Sexual behaviour

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; ANDROSTANOLONE; AROMATASE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; KISSPEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PHYTOESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE; SEX PHEROMONE; TAMOXIFEN; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE PROPIONATE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; FEMINIZATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LORDOSIS; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OVARY; PERINATAL DEVELOPMENT; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SRY GENE; TESTIS; ANIMAL; BRAIN; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; AROMATASE; BRAIN; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; REPRODUCTION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TESTOSTERONE; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEINS;

EID: 77954166121     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2010.02016.x     Document Type: Review

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