Sex steroid hormones, the estrous cycle, and rapid modulation of glutamatergic synapse properties in the striatal brain regions with a focus on 17β -estradiol and the nucleus accumbens - Proano, Stephanie B.; Miller, Christiana K.; Krentzel, Amanda A.; Dorris, David M.; Meitzen, John (STEROIDS, 2024)
Keywords: Estradiol; Sex differences; Estrous cycle; Nucleus accumbens; Estrogen receptors

ER alpha stimulation rapidly modulates excitatory synapse properties in female rat nucleus accumbens core - Miller, Christiana K.; Krentzel, Amanda A.; Meitzen, John (NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY, 2023)

The estrous cycle and 17 beta-estradiol modulate the electrophysiological properties of rat nucleus accumbens core medium spiny neurons - Krentzel, Amanda A.; Proano, Stephanie B.; Dorris, David M.; Setzer, Beverly; Meitzen, John (JOURNAL OF NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY, 2022)
Keywords: estradiol; estrogen receptors; estrous cycle; nucleus accumbens; sex differences

Estrogen receptor alpha, G-protein coupled estrogen receptor 1, and aromatase: Developmental, sex, and region-specific differences across the rat caudate-putamen, nucleus accumbens core and shell - Krentzel, Amanda A.; Willett, Jaime A.; Johnson, Ashlyn G.; Meitzen, John (JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE NEUROLOGY, 2021)
Keywords: aromatase; estrogen receptor; rat; RRID AB_1141090; RRID AB_310305; RRID AB_566942; sex differences; striatum

FireMaster (R) 550 (FM 550) exposure during the perinatal period impacts partner preference behavior and nucleus accumbens core medium spiny neuron electrophysiology in adult male and female prairie voles, Microtus ochrogaster - Krentzel, Amanda A.; Kimble, Laney C.; Dorris, David M.; Horman, Brian M.; Meitzen, John; Patisaul, Heather B. (HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR, 2021)
Keywords: Vole; Electrophysiology; Nucleus accumbens; Flame retardants; Endocrine disruptors; Neurodevelopment; Endocrine disrupting chemical

Acute neuroestrogen blockade attenuates song-induced immediate early gene expression in auditory regions of male and female zebra finches - Krentzel, Amanda A.; Ikeda, Maaya Z.; Oliver, Tessa J.; Koroveshi, Era; Remage-Healey, Luke (JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY A-NEUROETHOLOGY SENSORY NEURAL AND BEHAVIORAL PHYSIOLOGY, 2020)
Keywords: Estrogens; Aromatase; Egr-1; Zebra finch; Sex differences

Differential and synergistic roles of 17 beta-estradiol and progesterone in modulating adult female rat nucleus accumbens core medium spiny neuron electrophysiology - Proano, Stephanie B.; Krentzel, Amanda A.; Meitzen, John (JOURNAL OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGY, 2020)
Keywords: electrophysiology; estradiol; nucleus accumbens; progesterone; sex differences

Metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 (mGlu(5)) is necessary for estradiol mitigation of light-induced anxiety behavior in female rats - Miller, Christiana K.; Krentzel, Amanda A.; Patisaul, Heather B.; Meitzen, John (PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR, 2020)
Keywords: Estradiol; Metabotropic glutamate receptor 5; Female; Anxiety; Estrogen

Temporal and bidirectional influences of estradiol on voluntary wheel running in adult female and male rats - Krentzel, Amanda A.; Proano, Stephanie; Patisaul, Heather B.; Meitzen, John (HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR, 2020)
Keywords: Estradiol; Sex differences; Voluntary wheel running; Locomotion; Motivation

Estradiol rapidly modulates excitatory synapse properties in a sex- and region-specific manner in rat nucleus accumbens core and caudate-putamen - Krentzel, Amanda A.; Barrett, Lily R.; Meitzen, John (JOURNAL OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGY, 2019)
Keywords: caudate-putamen; estradiol; medium spiny neuron; miniature excitatory postsynaptic currents; nucleus accumbens; striatum

A Membrane G-Protein-Coupled Estrogen Receptor Is Necessary but Not Sufficient for Sex Differences in Zebra Finch Auditory Coding - Krentzel, Amanda A.; Macedo-Lima, Matheus; Ikeda, Maaya Z.; Remage-Healey, Luke (ENDOCRINOLOGY, 2018)

Biological Sex, Estradiol and Striatal Medium Spiny Neuron Physiology: A Mini-Review - Krentzel, A.A.; Meitzen, J. (Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2018)
Keywords: female; estradiol; estrous cycle; spiny projection neurons; caudate-putamen; dorsal striatum; nucleus accumbens; aromatase