Expression of ESR1 in glutamatergic and GABAergic neurons is essential for normal puberty onset, estrogen feedback, and fertility in female mice

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 35, Issue 43, 2015, Pages 14533-14543

  Cheong, Rachel Y ^a,b   Czieselsky, Katja ^a   Porteous, Robert ^a   Herbison, Allan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Estradiol; GABA; Glutamate; GnRH

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; KISSPEPTIN; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ESTROGEN; GLUTAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; GONADORELIN; SLC17A6 PROTEIN, MOUSE; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER 2; VESICULAR INHIBITORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER; VIAAT PROTEIN, MOUSE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PUBERTY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FOLLICULAR PHASE; FOREBRAIN; GENE TARGETING; GENETICS; LIMBIC SYSTEM; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL MATURATION;

ANIMALS; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGENS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEEDBACK, PHYSIOLOGICAL; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GENE KNOCK-IN TECHNIQUES; GLUTAMATES; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; KISSPEPTINS; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MICE; NEURONS; PROSENCEPHALON; SEXUAL MATURATION; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORT PROTEIN 2; VESICULAR INHIBITORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORT PROTEINS;

EID: 84945541145     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1776-15.2015     Document Type: Article

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