Presence of estrogen receptors in aromatase-immunoreactive neurons in the mouse brain.
The present study was undertaken to demonstrate estrogen receptors in 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.
D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D001141:Aromatase / Q000378:metabolism*; D001921:Brain / Q000196:embryology; D001923:Brain Chemistry / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D051379:Mice; D009474:Neurons / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen / Q000378:metabolism*
D011960:Receptors, Estrogen; D001141:Aromatase