Differential induction of Fos in the female rat brain following different amounts of vaginocervical stimulation: Modulation by steroid hormones

Brain Research

Volumn 741, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 314-330

  Pfaus, J G ^a   Marcangione, C ^a   Smith, W J ^a   Manitt, C ^a   Abillamaa, H ^a  

^a and Applied Physiology   (Canada)

Author keywords

c fos; estradiol; progesterone; reproductive behavior; sexual stimulation

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE C FOS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CERVIX UTERI; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; OVARIECTOMY; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PREOPTIC AREA; PROGESTERONE; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER; STEROIDS; VAGINA;

EID: 0030602047     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(96)00985-7     Document Type: Article

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