Medial preoptic area afferents to periaqueductal gray medullo-output neurons: A combined Fos and tract tracing study

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 333-344

  Rizvi, Tilat A ^b   Murphy, Anne Z ^a   Ennis, Matthew ^a   Behbehani, Michael M ^b   Shipley, Michael T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

antinociception; brainstem; cardiovascular regulation; immunohistochemistry; reproduction; sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

BICUCULLINE METHIODIDE; HOMOCYSTEIC ACID; LEUKOAGGLUTININ; ONCOPROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE C FOS; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030058822     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.16-01-00333.1996     Document Type: Article

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