Synergic effects of estradiol and progesterone on regulation of the hypothalamic neuronal nitric oxide synthase expression in ovariectomized mice

Brain Research

Volumn 1404, Issue , 2011, Pages 1-9

  Martini, Mariangela ^a   Pradotto, Monica ^a   Panzica, Giancarlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Female; Neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS); Progesterone; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENTIATION; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NITROGEN CYCLING; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STRIA TERMINALIS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; DRUG SYNERGISM; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; HYPOTHALAMUS; MICE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; OVARIECTOMY; PROGESTERONE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TIME FACTORS;

MUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 79960422772     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: 18726240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2011.06.017     Document Type: Article

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