Systemic oxytocin treatment modulates α2-adrenoceptors in telencephalic and diencephalic regions of the rat

Brain Research

Volumn 887, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 421-425

  Díaz Cabiale, Zaida ^a   Petersson, Maria ^a   Narváez, José A ^b   Uvnäs Moberg, Kerstin ^a   Fuxe, Kjell ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

alpha2 Adrenoceptor; Autoradiography; Brain; Oxytocin; Oxytocin receptor; Rat

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BRIMONIDINE; OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; TRITIUM;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CHRONICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIENCEPHALON; DRUG BINDING SITE; DRUG EFFECT; EMOTION; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TELENCEPHALON; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; DIENCEPHALON; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; OXYTOCIN; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; QUINOXALINES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; TELENCEPHALON; TRITIUM;

EID: 0034731562     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(00)03017-1     Document Type: Article

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