Fos expression after mating in noradrenergic cells of the A1 and A2 areas of the medulla is altered by adrenalectomy

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 750-757

  Cameron, N M ^a   Ha, G K ^a   Erskine, Mary S ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Corticosterone; Dopamine hydroxylase; Intromission; Nucleus of the tractus solitarius; Ventrolateral medulla

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE BETA MONOOXYGENASE; ESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE; PROTEIN FOS;

ADRENAL MEDULLA; ADRENALECTOMY; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN PERFUSION; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL LABELING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM FUNCTION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE INHIBITION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MATING SUCCESS; NEUROSECRETORY CELL; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC NERVE; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; UTERINE CERVIX; VAGINA;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ANIMALS; COPULATION; CORTICOSTERONE; DOPAMINE BETA-HYDROXYLASE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEURONS; NOREPINEPHRINE; OVARIECTOMY; PROGESTERONE; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; PSEUDOPREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 4744346571     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2004.01231.x     Document Type: Article

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