Estrogen receptor (ER) subtype agonists alter monoamine levels in the female rat brain

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 122, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 310-317

  Lubbers, Laura S ^a   Zafian, Peter T ^a   Gautreaux, Claris ^b   Gordon, Marisa ^b   Alves, Stephen E ^a   Correa, Lucia ^a   Lorrain, Daniel S ^a   Hickey, Gerard J ^a   Luine, Victoria ^b  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain; Estradiol; Estrogen receptors; Monoamines; Rat

Indexed keywords

1,3,5 TRIS(4 HYDROXYPHENYL) 4 PROPYLPYRAZOLE; 3,4 DIHYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; 4 HYDROXY 3 METHOXYPHENYLETHYLENE GLYCOL; 5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; FENFLURAMINE; FLUORENE DERIVATIVE; MONOAMINE; NORADRENALIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN METABOLISM; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; METABOLITE; MICRODIALYSIS; MODULATION; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; RAT;

3,4-DIHYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; ANIMALS; BIOGENIC MONOAMINES; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; FEMALE; FENFLURAMINE; FLUORENES; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; METHOXYHYDROXYPHENYLGLYCOL; NOREPINEPHRINE; OVARIECTOMY; PHENOLS; PYRAZOLES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 77958487276     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2010.08.005     Document Type: Article

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