Release of oxytocin in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus, but not central amygdala or lateral septum in lactating residents and virgin intruders during maternal defence

Neuroscience

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 439-448

  Bosch, O J ^a   Kromer S A ^b   Brunton, P J ^c   Neumann, I D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Maternal aggression; Maternal behaviour; Microdialysis; Stress

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; ARTICLE; BASAL BODY TEMPERATURE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; LACTATION; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MICRODIALYSIS; NONHUMAN; OXYTOCIN RELEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 1242272121     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2003.11.028     Document Type: Article

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