Estrogen configures sexual dimorphism in the preoptic area of C57BL/6J and ddN strains of mice

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 518, Issue 17, 2010, Pages 3618-3629

  Orikasa, Chitose ^a   Sakuma, Yasuo ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

calbindin; estradiol; mouse; preoptic area; sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANOLONE; CALBINDIN; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; NEURON SPECIFIC NUCLEAR PROTEIN; TESTOSTERONE PROPIONATE; CALB1 PROTEIN, MOUSE; CALB1 PROTEIN, RAT; CALBINDIN 1; ESTROGEN; S100 CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN G;

ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; C57BL 6 MOUSE; CELL AGGREGATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NISSL STAINING; NONHUMAN; ORCHIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; ANIMAL; C57BL MOUSE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; OVARIECTOMY; PREOPTIC AREA; RAT; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; CALBINDIN 1; CALBINDINS; DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NEURONS; ORCHIECTOMY; OVARIECTOMY; PREOPTIC AREA; RATS; S100 CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN G; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 77954592056     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.22419     Document Type: Article

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