Regulation of ERα protein expression by 17β-estradiol in cultured neurons of hypothalamic ventromedial nucleus

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 82-89

  Malikov, V ^a   Madeira, M D ^a  

^a University of Porto   (Portugal)

Author keywords

17 Estradiol; Cultured hypothalamic neurons; Estrogen receptor alpha; Ventromedial nucleus

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL CULTURE; CELL NUCLEUS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; HYPOTHALAMUS VENTROMEDIAL NUCLEUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELLS, CULTURED; CULTURE MEDIA; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEURONS; OVARIECTOMY; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VENTROMEDIAL HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 84871624049     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: 15736903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11064-012-0891-1     Document Type: Article

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