Vol. 33 (5) 2012 Neuro endocrinology letters

Comparison of tibolone and 17beta-estradiol administration on the expression of zonula occludens-1, occludin, glial fibrillary acidic protein and c-fos levels in the brain cortex and hippocampus of female rats.

OBJECTIVES: To compare the effect exerted by oral tibolone or intramuscular 17β-estradiol administration on the expression of ZO-1, occludin, GFAP and c-fos levels in the brain cortex and hippocampus of ovariectomized rats.

RESULTS: Immunostaining for ZO-1 and occludin revealed similar staining patterns between .....