Ontogeny of Cytochrome P450 Aromatase mRNA Expression in the Developing Sheep Brain

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 443-452

  Roselli, C E ^a   Stormshak, F ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Aromatase; CYP19; Development; Hypothalamus; Preoptic area; Sheep; Steroids; Striatum

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; ESTROGEN; MESSENGER RNA;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CORPUS STRIATUM; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HYPOTHALAMUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REWARD; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SHEEP; STRIA TERMINALIS;

ANIMALS; AROMATASE; BASE SEQUENCE; BRAIN; DNA PRIMERS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SHEEP;

EID: 84857436294     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2011.02260.x     Document Type: Article

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