Comparison of the expression of two immediate early gene proteins, FosB and Fos in the rat preoptic area, hypothalamus and brainstem during pregnancy, parturition and lactation

Neuroscience Research

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 333-341

  Lin, Shi Hua ^a   Miyata, Seiji ^a   Weng, Wurong ^a   Matsunaga, Wataru ^a   Ichikawa, Jun ^a   Furuya, Kishio ^a   Nakashima, Toshihiro ^a   Kiyohara, Toshikazu ^a  

^a KYOTO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dual labeling immunohistochemistry; Fos; FosB; Lactation; Maternal behavior; Oxytocin; Parturition

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CHILDBIRTH; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; LACTATION; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE; PREGNANCY; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; RAT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN STEM; FEMALE; GENES, FOS; GENES, IMMEDIATE-EARLY; HYPOTHALAMUS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; LACTATION; PREGNANCY; PREOPTIC AREA; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0032440175     PISSN: 01680102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-0102(98)00100-X     Document Type: Article

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