Morphology and estrogen receptor alpha mRNA expression in the developing green anole forebrain

Laurel Amanda Beck1, Juli Wade

  • 1Neuroscience Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA. laurel.a.beck@gmail.com

Summary

Forebrain development in anole lizards shows age-related changes in brain region volume and cell density. Estrogen receptor alpha (ERalpha) mRNA expression suggests estradiol influences the ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH) development.

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