Aromatase inhibitor letrozole downregulates steroid receptor coactivator-1 in specific brain regions that primarily related to memory, neuroendocrine and integration

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 141, Issue , 2014, Pages 37-43

  Bian, Chen ^a   Zhao, Yangang ^a   Guo, Qiang ^a   Xiong, Ying ^a   Cai, Wenqin ^a   Zhang, Jiqiang ^a  

^a THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Aromatase inhibitor; Estrogen; Letrozole; Neuroendocrine; Steroid receptor coactivator 1

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; L 6545; LETROZOLE; STEROID RECEPTOR COACTIVATOR 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN LEVEL; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLUM; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIENCEPHALON; DORSOMEDIAL HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; DORSOMEDIAL PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; DOWN REGULATION; HABENULA; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS VENTROMEDIAL NUCLEUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFORMATION INTEGRATION; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; MOOD; MOUSE; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PONTINE NUCLEUS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN TARGETING; SEPTUM NUCLEUS; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM; STRIA TERMINALIS; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; SUPERIOR PARAOLIVARY NUCLEUS; TELENCEPHALON; VENTRAL TAENIA TECTA;

ADVERSE EFFECTS; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; ESTROGEN; LETROZOLE; NEUROENDOCRINE; STEROID RECEPTOR COACTIVATOR-1;

ANIMALS; AROMATASE INHIBITORS; BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLUM; DIENCEPHALON; DOWN-REGULATION; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MEMORY; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MOTOR CORTEX; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; NITRILES; NUCLEAR RECEPTOR COACTIVATOR 1; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; TELENCEPHALON; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 84893163833     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: 18791220     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2013.12.020     Document Type: Article

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