The content of dopamine, serotonin, and their metabolites in the neural circuit that mediates maternal behavior in juvenile and adult rats

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 259-268

  Olazabal D E ^a,c   Abercrombie, E ^a   Rosenblatt, J S ^b   Morrell, J I ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Georgia State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Accumbens; Amygdala; MPOA; Neurochemistry; Pups

Indexed keywords

3,4 DIHYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; 5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; DOPAMINE; SEROTONIN;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; DOPAMINE; FEMALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NEURAL PATHWAYS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEROTONIN;

EID: 2942538218     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2004.02.009     Document Type: Article

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