Induction of c-Fos-like and FosB-like immunoreactivity reveals forebrain neuronal populations involved differentially in pup-mediated maternal behavior in juvenile and adult rats

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 416, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 45-78

  Kalinichev, Mikhail ^a,d   Rosenblatt, Jay S ^b   Nakabeppu, Yusaku ^c   Morrell, Joan I ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Immediate early genes; Immunocytochemistry; Reproductive behavior

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN MATURATION; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; FOREBRAIN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IMMEDIATE EARLY GENE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0033518365     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(20000103)416:1<45::AID-CNE5>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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