Table 1 Sex differences in steroid hormone receptor expression profile in the CNS
Receptor | Structure | Female: male expression | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
Androgen receptor—N terminal domain | |||
| Â | Bed nucleus stria terminalis (adult, rat) | Male | [28] |
Cortex (PD 28 and adult, mice) | No difference | ||
Hippocampus (PD 28, mice) | Male | [29] | |
Hypothalamus (adult, mice) | Male | [30] | |
Lateral septum (adult, mice) | Male | [31] | |
Mammillary nucleus (adult, human) | Male | [32] | |
Medial preoptic area (adult, mice) | Male | [31] | |
Periventricular nucleus (adult, rat) | Male | [28] | |
Spinal motor neurons (adult, rat) | No difference | [33] | |
Substantia nigra pars Compacta (PD 30, rat) | No difference | [34] | |
Substantia nigra pars reticulata (PD 30, rat) | Female | [34] | |
Estrogen receptor α | |||
| Â | Cortex (PD 28, mice) | Male | [29] |
Hippocampus (PD 28, mice) | No difference | [29] | |
Hypothalamus (adult, mice) | Female | [35] | |
Substantia nigra pars compacta (PD 30, rat) | No difference | [34] | |
Substantia nigra pars reticulata (PD 30, rat) | Female | [34] | |
Estrogen receptor β | |||
| Â | Cortex (PD 28, mice) | Female | [29] |
Hippocampus (PD 28, mice) | Female | [29] | |
Substantia nigra pars compacta (PD 30, rat) | Female | [34] | |
Substantia nigra pars reticulata (PD 30, rat) | No difference | [34] | |