brain steroid concentrations; brain aromatization; preoptic area; gas chromatography; mass spectrometry
Research center :
Giga-Neurosciences - ULiège
Disciplines :
Neurosciences & behavior
Author, co-author :
Liere, Philippe
Cornil, Charlotte ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques > Biologie de la différenciation sexuelle du cerveau
de Bournonville, Marie-Pierre ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques > Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques
Pianos, Antoine
Keller, Matthieu
Schumacher, Michael
Balthazart, Jacques ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques > Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques
Language :
English
Title :
Steroid profiles in quail brain and serum: sex and regional differences and effects of castration with steroid replacement
Publication date :
2019
Journal title :
Journal of Neuroendocrinology
ISSN :
0953-8194
eISSN :
1365-2826
Publisher :
Wiley, Oxford, United Kingdom
Volume :
31
Issue :
2
Pages :
e12681
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Funders :
NIH - National Institutes of Health [US-MD] F.R.S.-FNRS - Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique [BE]
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