Estradiol-induced progesterone synthesis develops post-puberty in the rostral hypothalamus and coincides with post-pubertal changes in the steroidogenic pathway in female mouse hypothalamic astrocytes
Margaret A. Mohr, Tina Keshishian, Brennan Falcy, Blake J. Laham, AM Wong, Paul E. Micevych
This study shows that estradiol-induced progesterone synthesis in the rostral hypothalamus develops post-puberty in female mice and correlates with increased membrane ER expression in hypothalamic astrocytes.
bioRxiv · Jul 15, 2021 · PreprintNeuroscience