Estrogen enhances light-induced activation of dorsal raphe serotonergic neurons

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1536-1546

  Abizaid, Alfonso ^a   Mezei, Gabor ^a   Thanarajasingam, Gita ^a   Horvath, Tamas L ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythms; Dorsal raphe; Fos; Median raphe; Rat; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; PROTEIN FOS;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DORSAL RAPHE NUCLEUS; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; IMMEDIATE EARLY GENE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LEARNING; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEROTONINERGIC NERVE CELL; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ANIMALS; DARKNESS; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; NEURONS; OVARIECTOMY; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RAPHE NUCLEI; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEROTONIN;

EID: 18444405549     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2005.03964.x     Document Type: Article

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