In vitro Increase of Aromatase mRNA in Diencephalic Neurons

Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 42-46

  Abe Dohmae, Sumiko ^a   Tanaka, Ryo ^a   Takagi, Yasuyuki ^b   Harada, Nobuhiro ^b  

^a NAGOYA CITY UNIV MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aromatase; Gene expression; Gonadal steroids; Neuronal culture; Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; COLLAGEN; MESSENGER RNA; PAPAIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DIENCEPHALON; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; MOUSE; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TIME;

EID: 85025564271     PISSN: 00283835     EISSN: 14230194     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000126934     Document Type: Article

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