Co-Expression of leptin and oestrogen receptors in the preoptic-hypothalamic area

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 996-1003

  Del Bianco Borges, B ^a   Cabral, F J ^a   Franci, C R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Arcuate nucleus; Dorsomedial hypothalamus; Leptin; Medial preoptic area; Oestrogen receptors

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; LEPTIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCTION; THALAMUS DORSOMEDIAL NUCLEUS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOTHALAMUS; LEPTIN; PREOPTIC AREA; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; REPRODUCTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 77956004770     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2010.02046.x     Document Type: Article

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