Bicuculline infusion into the accessory olfactory bulb facilitates the induction of maternal behavior in rats

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 273-277

  Carretero, M I ^a   Segovia, S ^a   Gomez, F ^b   Del Cerro, M C R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

^b IMSALUD   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bicuculline; GABA; Maternal behavior; Olfaction; Vomeronasal system

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141956070     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9450.00345     Document Type: Review

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