Coding for the initiation of pseudopregnancy by temporally patterned activation of amygdalar NMDA receptors

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 25, Issue 38, 2005, Pages 8696-8703

  Lehmann, Michael L ^a   McKellar, Heather ^a   Erskine, Mary S ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Glutamate; Medial amygdala; Neuroendocrine memory; Pacing; Sensory transduction; Vaginocervical stimulation

Indexed keywords

EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; PROLACTIN;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MATING; MEMORY; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOPREGNANCY; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; FEMALE; MALE; N-METHYLASPARTATE; PSEUDOPREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 25444503228     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1893-05.2005     Document Type: Article

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