Aromatase mRNA in the Brain of Adult Green Anole Lizards: Effects of Sex and Season

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 254-260

  Cohen, R E ^a   Wade, J ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Preoptic area; Testosterone metabolism; Ventromedial hypothalamus

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; MESSENGER RNA; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; AROMATIZATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN SIZE; CELL COUNT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LIZARD; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; ZONA INCERTA;

AGE FACTORS; AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; AROMATASE; BRAIN; FEMALE; LIZARDS; MALE; PREOPTIC AREA; SEASONS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; VENTROMEDIAL HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 79951690694     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2010.02102.x     Document Type: Article

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