Sexually dimorphic activation of the accessory, but not the main, olfactory bulb in mice by urinary volatiles

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 463-475

  Martel, Kristine L ^a   Baum, Michael J ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Castration; Hypothalamus; Ovariectomy; Pheromone

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN FOS; VOLATILE AGENT; ZINC SULFATE;

ACCESSORY CELL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; BRAIN FUNCTION; CELL ACTIVATION; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS; GONADECTOMY; GRANULE CELL; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MITRAL CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY BULB; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPRODUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMELLING; STIMULATION; URINE; URINE ODOR; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GENES, FOS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICE; ODORS; OLFACTORY BULB; ORCHIECTOMY; OVARIECTOMY; PROSENCEPHALON; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; URINE; VOMERONASAL ORGAN; ZINC SULFATE;

EID: 34447629571     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2007.05651.x     Document Type: Article

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