Infusions of lidocaine into the amygdala, but not the preoptic area, block pseudopregnancy in the rat

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 259-266

  Coopersmith, Carol ^a   Gans, Susan E ^a   Rowe, David W ^a   Erskine, Mary S ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Lidocaine; Medial preoptic area; Pregnancy; Pseudopregnancy; Verapamil

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; PROLACTIN; VERAPAMIL;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MATING; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROESTRUS; PSEUDOPREGNANCY; RAT;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; FEMALE; LIDOCAINE; MALE; PREOPTIC AREA; PSEUDOPREGNANCY; RATS; VERAPAMIL;

EID: 0029920384     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1996.04432.x     Document Type: Article

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