Effect of neonatal β-endorphin imprinting on sexual behavior and brain serotonin level in adult rats

Life Sciences

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 103-114

  Csaba, G ^a   Knippel, Barbara ^a   Karabelyos Cs ^b   Inczefi Gonda, Ágnes ^a   Hantos, Monika ^a   Tothfalusi L ^a   Tekes, Kornélia ^a  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b Biotest Hungaria Ltd   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Aggression; Brain; Gender difference; Hormonal imprinting; Newborn; Nociceptin; Serotonin; Sexual behavior; Steroid receptors; endorphin

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; NOCICEPTIN; SEROTONIN; STEROID HORMONE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; MOLECULAR IMPRINTING; NONHUMAN; RAT; RECEPTOR BINDING; RECEPTOR DENSITY; SEROTONIN BRAIN LEVEL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0242585008     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-3205(03)00254-6     Document Type: Article

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