Medullary noradrenergic neurons release norepinephrine in the medial amygdala in females in response to mating stimulation sufficient for pseudopregnancy

Brain Research

Volumn 1022, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 137-147

  Cameron, Nicole M ^a   Carey, Padraic ^a   Erskine, Mary S ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

DBH seporin; Dopamine porin hydroxylase (DBH); FluoroGold; Immunocytochemistry; Intromission; Microdialysis; Neurotoxin

Indexed keywords

NORADRENALIN; OXYGENASE;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FEMALE; MALE; MATING; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICRODIALYSIS; MOLECULAR PROBE; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC NERVE; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOPREGNANCY; RAT;

AMYGDALA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CELL COUNT; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DIALYSIS; DOPAMINE BETA-HYDROXYLASE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEURONS; NOREPINEPHRINE; OVARIECTOMY; PSEUDOPREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; STILBAMIDINES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 4444313357     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2004.07.022     Document Type: Article

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