Expression and localization of aromatase P450AROM, estrogen receptor-α, and estrogen receptor-β in the developing fetal bovine frontal cortex

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 172, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 211-217

  Peruffo, A ^a   Giacomello, M ^a,b   Montelli, S ^a   Corain, L ^a   Cozzi, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b VENETIAN INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bovine; Estrogen receptor alpha; Estrogen receptor beta; Fetal frontal cortex; P450AROM

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; CYTOPLASM; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FETUS; FRONTAL CORTEX; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 79955733955     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2011.03.005     Document Type: Article

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