Evaluation of the effects of testosterone and luteinizing hormone on regulation of β-amyloid in male 3xTg-AD mice

Brain Research

Volumn 1466, Issue , 2012, Pages 137-145

  Rosario, Emily R ^a   Carroll, Jenna C ^a   Pike, Christian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

amyloid; Alzheimer's disease; Androgen; Leuprolide; Luteinizing hormone; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; ANDROGEN; ESTROGEN; LEUPRORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOASSAY; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GONADECTOMY; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INHIBITION KINETICS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEMINAL VESICLE; SUBICULUM; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMYLOID BETA-PEPTIDES; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; LEUPROLIDE; MALE; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; ORCHIECTOMY; TESTOSTERONE;

MUS;

EID: 84863008820     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: 18726240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2012.05.011     Document Type: Article

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