Excitotoxic lesions of the medial amygdala differentially disrupt prolactin secretory responses in cycling and mated female rats

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 13-21

  Polston, E K ^a   Erskine, Mary S ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Excitotoxic lesion; Medial amygdala; Oestrogen; Prolactin; VCS

Indexed keywords

EXCITOTOXIN; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; PROLACTIN;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRAIN INJURY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM FUNCTION; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RESPONSE; MALE; MATING; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROESTRUS; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; PSEUDOPREGNANCY; RAT; STIMULATION; UTERINE CERVIX; VAGINA;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; COPULATION; ESTRUS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROTOXINS; POSTURE; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS;

EID: 0035173775     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.2001.00596.x     Document Type: Article

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