Critical period for estrogen-dependent motoneuron dendrite growth is coincident with ERα expression in target musculature

Developmental Neurobiology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 72-84

  Rudolph, Lauren M ^a   Sengelaub, Dale R ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dendrites; Gonadal hormones; Motoneurons; Rat; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA;

ADULTHOOD; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CASTRATED MALE; CELL STRUCTURE; FEMALE; MALE; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; NERVE CELL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CASTRATION; CHOLERA TOXIN; CRITICAL PERIOD (PSYCHOLOGY); DENDRITES; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 84870754967     PISSN: 19328451     EISSN: 10974695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dneu.22040     Document Type: Article

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