Role of estrogen in regulation of morphology and synaptic connectivity in female rat subiculum

Journal of the Anatomical Society of India

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 144-149

  Kataria, S ^a   Varshney, M K ^a   Kumar, R ^a   Dhar, R ^a   Mehra, Raj D ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

17 estradiol; Ovariectomy; Synaptophysin

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955757081     PISSN: 00032778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-2778(10)80014-0     Document Type: Article

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