Effects of mating on c-fos expression in the brains of male macaques

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 591-597

  Michael, Richard P ^a   Clancy, Andrew N ^a   Zumpe, Doris ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

c fos neurons; c fos 4 polyclonal anti c fos antibody; Immunocytochemistry; Male macaques; Mating; Primate

Indexed keywords

POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MACACA; MALE; MATING; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE C FOS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHESUS MONKEY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STRIA TERMINALIS; ZONA INCERTA;

EID: 0033009444     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(98)00329-1     Document Type: Article

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