Suckling-induced Fos-immunoreactivity in subgroups of hypothalamic POMC neurons of the lactating rat: Investigation of a role for prolactin

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 375-386

  Pape, Jean Rémi ^a   Ciofi, Philippe ^b   Tramu, Gérard ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Fos immunohistochemistry; Lactating rat; Mediobasal hypothalamus; POMC neurons; PRL antiserum; Prolactin

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; BROMOCRIPTINE; GONADORELIN; HALOPERIDOL; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; PROLACTIN; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL POPULATION; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIESTRUS; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LACTATION; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; SUCKLING;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; BETA-ENDORPHIN; FEMALE; LACTATION; NEURONS; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; NEUTRALIZATION TESTS; PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN; PROLACTIN; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D2; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE;

EID: 0029978909     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1996.04676.x     Document Type: Article

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