摘要
Inthepresentstudyexpressionofestrogenreceptorsubtype-α(ERα)and-β(ERβ)inthecerebralcortex,cerebellum,andolfactorybulbwasinvestigatedandcomparedbetweenneonatal(1～3-days-old)andadult(250～350g)rats,usingreversetranscription-polymerasechainreaction(RT-PCR).NoERαtranscriptsweredetectableintheadultcerebellumandolfactorybulb,whereasveryweakexpressionofERαwaspresentintheadultcerebralcortex.NosignificantdifferenceinERβtranscriptswasdetectablebetweentheneonatalandadultrats.WhiletranscriptsforbothERsubtypeswereco-expressedinthesebrainareasofneonatalrats,althoughERαexpressionwassignificantlyweakerthanERβ.EveninthecerebralcortexknowntocontainbothERsubtypesinadultrats,ERαtranscriptsinneonatalratsweremuchhigherthaninadult.TheseobservationsprovideevidencefortheexistenceofdifferentexpressionpatternsofERα/ERβtranscriptsinthesethreebrainareasbetweentheneonatalandadultrats,suggestingthateachERsubtypemayplayadistinctroleintheregulationofdifferentiation,development,andfunctionsofthebrainbyestrogen.
出版日期
2001年04月14日（中国期刊网平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）
