PRESENCE OF ESTROGEN-RECEPTORS IN AROMATASE-IMMUNOREACTIVE NEURONS IN THE MOUSE-BRAIN

被引:38
作者
TSURUO, Y [1 ]
ISHIMURA, K [1 ]
OSAWA, Y [1 ]
机构
[1] HAUPTMAN WOODWARD MED RES INST,DEPT ENDOCRINE BIOCHEM,BUFFALO,NY 14203
关键词
AROMATASE; ESTROGEN RECEPTORS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOUSE; BRAIN;
D O I
10.1016/0304-3940(95)11779-V
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
The present study was undertaken to demonstrate estrogen receptors in aromatase-immunoreactive neurons in the fetal and neonatal mouse brain by using the double immunohistochemical technique. The majority of aromatase-immunoreactive neurons showed the immunoreactivity for estrogen receptors in the cell nuclei in the medial subdivision of the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis and the posterodorsal division of the medial amygdaloid nucleus, but a few did in the medial preoptic area. These results suggest that aromatase-immunoreactive neurons in the former two areas are regulated by steroids through estrogen receptors in their cell nuclei.
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