Glutamic acid decarboxylase activity of the olfactory bulb in male rats is influenced by olfactory stimuli and hormonal status

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 57-61

  Becerra, N Navarro ^a   Munaro, N I ^a  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

accessory olfactory bulb (AOB); glutamate decarboxylase (GAD); main olfactory bulb (MOB); pheromone; testosterone

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; PHEROMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY BULB; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0343371802     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0028-3908(95)00120-4     Document Type: Article

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