Maternal Hypothyroidism Decreases Progesterone Receptor Expression in the Cortical Subplate of Foetal Rat Brain

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1126-1134

  Jahagirdar, V ^a   Zoeller, T R ^b   Tighe, D P ^b   Wagner, C K ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

BrDU; Foetuses; Immunocytochemistry; Progesterone receptors; Subplate; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

BROXURIDINE; POTASSIUM PERCHLORATE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; THIAMAZOLE; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL LOSS; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; FEMALE; FETUS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MATERNAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

ANIMALS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; FEMALE; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METHIMAZOLE; PERCHLORIC ACID; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; THYROXINE;

EID: 84863598106     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2012.02318.x     Document Type: Article

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