Changes in Oestrogen Receptor-β mRNA Expression in Male Rat Brain with Age

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 310-318

  Yamaguchi, N ^a   Yuri, K ^a  

^a KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ageing; Brain; Male; Oestrogen; Oestrogen receptor

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; MESSENGER RNA;

AGING; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN REGION; CELL COUNT; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GROUPS BY AGE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS PERIVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LOCUS CERULEUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAPHE MAGNUS NUCLEUS; RAT; SEPTUM NUCLEUS; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA PARS COMPACTA;

AGE FACTORS; AGING; ANIMALS; BRAIN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MALE; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RNA, MESSENGER; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84855968752     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2011.02231.x     Document Type: Article

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