Cellular mechanisms of estradiol-mediated sexual differentiation of the brain

Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 553-561

  Wright, Christopher L ^a   Schwarz, Jaclyn S ^b   Dean, Shannon L ^c   McCarthy, Margaret M ^c  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; ESTRADIOL; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; PROTEIN BCL 2; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

BRAIN; CELL DEATH; FEMINIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; MALE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION;

EID: 77956190833     PISSN: 10432760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2010.05.004     Document Type: Review

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