Alterations of prenatal morphine exposure in μ-opioid receptor density in hypothalamic nuclei associated with sexual behavior

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 479-485

  Šlamberová, Romana ^a,b   Rimanóczy, Ágnes ^a,c   Cao, David ^a   Schindler, Cheryl J ^a   Vathy, Ilona ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Gonadal hormones; Hypothalamus; Medial preoptic area; Prenatal morphine exposure; Opioid receptors

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; MORPHINE; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; TESTOSTERONE PROPIONATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GONADECTOMY; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 18144375274     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2005.02.030     Document Type: Article

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