Differential activation of Fos-like immunoreactivity in the arcuate nucleus and amygdala after intracerebroventricular injection of sodium nitroprusside and N(ω) nitro-L-arginine in conscious and urethane-anesthetized lactating rats

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 283, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 189-192

  Okere, Chuma O ^a   Kaba, Hideto ^a   Higuchi, Takashi ^b  

^a KOCHI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FUKUI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Arcuate nucleus; Fos; Lactation; N( ) nitro L arginine; Nitric oxide; Sodium nitroprusside

Indexed keywords

N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LACTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0034647061     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(00)00927-7     Document Type: Article

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