Sex-specific expression of estrogen receptors α and β and Kiss1 in the postnatal rat amygdala

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 521, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 465-478

  Cao, Jinyan ^a   Patisaul, Heather B ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Hypothalamus; Kisspeptin; Neonatal; Sexually dimorphic

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; KISS 1 PROTEIN; KISSPEPTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMYGDALOHIPPOCAMPUS; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA GENE; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA GENE; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; KISS 1 GENE; MALE; MEDIAL AMYGDALA; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; POSTERIOR CORTICAL NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PUBERTY; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; KISSPEPTINS; MALE; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; RNA, MESSENGER; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL MATURATION;

EID: 84870663413     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.23185     Document Type: Article

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