Direct effect of 17β-estradiol on striat
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Dr. Jill B. Becker
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Article
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1990
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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The nigrostriatal dopamine (DA) system is sexually dimorphic. In female but not male rats, striatal DA activity is modulated by gonadal steroid hormones. Ovariectomy (OVX) decreases striatal DA release and turnover. Estrogen replacement restores the response to that of the intact female in estrus. I