Hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus modulates maternal aggression in rats: Effects of ibotenic acid lesion and oxytocin antisense

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 351-359

  Giovenardi, Marcia ^a   Padoin, Maristela J ^a   Cadore, Luciana P ^a   Lucion, Aldo B ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aggressive behavior; Female rat; Hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus; Ibotenic acid lesion; Maternal behavior; Oxytocin antisense

Indexed keywords

IBOTENIC ACID; OXYTOCIN;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NONHUMAN; OXYTOCIN RELEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

EID: 0032007847     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(97)00434-4     Document Type: Article

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