Post-proliferative immature radial glial cells female-specifically express aromatase in the medaka optic tectum.

Aromatase, the key enzyme responsible for estrogen biosynthesis, is present in the brain of all vertebrates. Much evidence has accumulated that aromatase is highly and exclusively expressed in proliferating mature radial glial cells in the brain of teleost fish even in adulthood, unlike in other ver...

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Main Authors: Akio Takeuchi, Kataaki Okubo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3760802?pdf=render