Sex Differences in the Rapid Control of Aromatase Activity in the Quail Preoptic Area

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 424-434

  Konkle, A T M ^b   Balthazart, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aromatase activity; Hypothalamus; Preopic area; Protein kinases; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; CALCIUM CHELATING AGENT; EGTAZIC ACID; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD OXYGEN TENSION; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; ENZYME REGULATION; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUAIL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; AROMATASE; COTURNIX; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; MALE; PREOPTIC AREA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 79954468028     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2011.02121.x     Document Type: Article

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