Sex differences in the activity of γ-aminobutyric acidergic neurons in the rat hypothalamus

Brain Research

Volumn 775, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 244-249

  Grattan, David R ^a   Selmanoff, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

GABA turnover; Gonadal steroid; Hypothalamus; Medial preoptic nucleus; Rat; Sexually dimorphic nucleus; Ventromedial nucleus

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; GONADOTROPIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DIESTRUS; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; NEURONS; PREOPTIC AREA; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; VENTROMEDIAL HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 0031461669     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)01069-X     Document Type: Article

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