Inhibitory effect of neural transections of dorsal raphe nucleus on induction of nocturnal prolactin surge by vaginal stimulation in ovariectomized rats

Brain Research

Volumn 813, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 195-199

  Maekawa, Fumihiko ^a   Tsukahara, Shinji ^b   Tsukamura, Hiroko ^b   Maeda, Kei Ichiro ^b   Yamanouchi, Korehito ^a  

^a Neuroendocrinology   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dorsal raphe nucleus; Neural transection; Prolactin; Pseudopregnancy; Radioimmunoassay; Rat

Indexed keywords

PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSAL RAPHE NUCLEUS; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; NERVE TRANSECTION; NIGHT; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; VAGINA;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; NERVE FIBERS; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY; PROLACTIN; RAPHE NUCLEI; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SECRETORY RATE; VAGINA;

EID: 0032583267     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(98)01019-1     Document Type: Article

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