Alterations in the density of excrescences in CA3 neurons of hippocampus in rats subjected to self-stimulation experience

Brain Research

Volumn 804, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 320-324

  Shankaranarayana Rao, B S ^a   Raju, T R ^a   Meti, B L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

CA3 neurons of hippocampus; Mossy fibers; Self stimulation reward; Thorny excrescences

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; MOSSY FIBER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REWARD; SELF STIMULATION; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; TEGMENTUM;

ANIMALS; DENDRITES; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMIC AREA, LATERAL; MALE; MOSSY FIBERS, HIPPOCAMPAL; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SELF STIMULATION; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA;

EID: 0032494241     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(98)00684-2     Document Type: Article

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