Hypothalamic involvement in the regulation of maternal behaviour in the rat: Inhibitory roles for the ventromedial hypothalamus and the dorsal/anterior hypothalamic areas

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 259-266

  Bridges, Robert S ^a   Mann, P E ^a   Coppeta, J S ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Neurotoxic lesions; NMA; Oestradiol; Parental care

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; PROGESTERONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STEROID;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NERVE LESION; NONHUMAN; NULLIPARA; PERIKARYON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ZONA INCERTA;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BROMOCRIPTINE; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS, ANTERIOR; HYPOTHALAMUS, MIDDLE; N-METHYLASPARTATE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; VEHICLES;

EID: 0033056863     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1999.00322.x     Document Type: Article

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