Androgen receptor immunoreactivity and mating-induced Fos expression in forebrain and midbrain structures in the male rat

Neuroscience

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 161-171

  Greco B ^a   Edwards, D A ^a   Michael, R P ^b   Clancy, A N ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

c fos; central tegmental field; gonadal steroid receptors; neuronal mapping; rodents; sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOREBRAIN; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE C FOS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0030572750     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(96)00183-2     Document Type: Article

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