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M A Watson1, H Taylor, E D Lephart.
Abstract
We examined the influence of androgens on fetal medial basal hypothalamic and preoptic area (MBH-POA) calbindin-D28K levels (via Western analysis) by treating pregnant rats with testosterone or flutamide, (an androgen receptor blocker). MBH-POA calbindin-D28K levels were significantly decreased in flutamide-treated male fetuses, whereas, MBH-POA calbindin-D28K levels were significantly increased in testosterone-treated female fetuses compared to controls. These results suggest that MBH-POA calbindin-D28K is modulated during prenatal development by androgens.Entities:
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Year: 1998 PMID: 9831256 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-0102(98)00068-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurosci Res ISSN: 0168-0102 Impact factor: 3.304