Sexual dimorphism of GABAA receptor levels in subcortical brain regions of a Woodland Rodent (Apodemus sylvaticus)

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 187-194

  Canonaco, Marcello ^a   Tavolaro, Renata ^a   Facciolo, Rosa Maria ^a   Carelli, Antonio ^a   Cagnin, Mara ^a   Cristaldi, Mauro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Neuronal pathways; Receptor autoradiography; Saturation study; Wood mouse; 3H Muscimol

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; MUSCIMOL; TRITIUM;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BINDING COMPETITION; BRAIN; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; MURIDAE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; BINDING AFFINITY; BRAIN REGION; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOTHALAMUS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUTAMEN; RECEPTOR BINDING; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRIA TERMINALIS; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; BRAIN; FEMALE; MALE; MURIDAE; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 0029665523     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0361-9230(96)00034-2     Document Type: Article

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