Neural mediation of nursing and related maternal behaviors

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 133, Issue , 2001, Pages 263-278

  Stern, Judith M ^a   Lonstein, Joseph S ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BICUCULLINE; DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; FLUPENTIXOL; MUSCIMOL;

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN INJURY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISSOCIATION; FOREBRAIN; INTERNEURON; KYPHOSIS; LACTATION; LORDOSIS; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MILK; NERVE PROJECTION; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; NURSING; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SUCKLING; ANIMAL; ASSOCIATION; BODY POSTURE; BRAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RAT; REVIEW; SECRETION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; BRAIN; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTATION; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MILK; POSTURE; RATS;

EID: 0035236923     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6123(01)33020-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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