Temporal and concentration-dependent effects of oestradiol on neural pathways mediating sexual receptivity

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1012-1023

  Micevych, P ^a   Sinchak, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

endorphin; Actuate nucleus; ER ; Membrane oestrogen receptor; MOR; NPY; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; PROTEIN KINASE C; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; STEROID;

ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ASTROCYTE; DENDRITIC SPINE; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; ESTRUS CYCLE; INTERNALIZATION; LORDOSIS; MEDIOBASAL HYPOTHALAMUS; NERVE TRACT; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SMOOTH ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS; ANIMAL; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ARCUATE NUCLEUS OF HYPOTHALAMUS; ESTRADIOL; NEURAL PATHWAYS; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84886664810     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jne.12103     Document Type: Review

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