Long-term modulation by postnatal oxytocin of the α 2-adrenoceptor agonist binding sites in central autonomic regions and the role of prenatal stress

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 183-190

  Díaz Cabiale, Zaida ^a,b   Olausson, H ^c   Sohlstrom A ^c   Agnati, L F ^d   Narvaez J A ^b   Uvnas Moberg K ^a   Fuxe, K ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Camp Universitario Teatinos   (Spain)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d Department of Biomedical Sciences ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Alpha2 adrenoceptor; Autoradiography; Brain; Food restriction; Oxytocin; Rat

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BRIMONIDINE; OXYTOCIN;

ADULTHOOD; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MODULATION; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; RECEPTOR DENSITY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS;

AGING; AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; AUTONOMIC PATHWAYS; BINDING SITES; BRAIN; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; HYPOTHALAMUS; KINETICS; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; OXYTOCIN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; SOLITARY NUCLEUS; STRESS;

EID: 1842589553     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0953-8194.2004.01146.x     Document Type: Article

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