Effects of paced mating on c-fos gene expression in the female rat brain

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 903-912

  Erskine, Mary S ^a   Hanrahan, Sinead B ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

FOS; Medial amygdala; Pacing; Preoptic area; Pseudopregnancy; Sexual behavior; Vaginocervical stimulation

Indexed keywords

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRUS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; MATING; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE C FOS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STIMULATION; STRIA TERMINALIS; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS;

EID: 0031461384     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1997.00660.x     Document Type: Article

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