Circulating prolactin, MPOA prolactin receptor expression and maternal aggression in lactating rats

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 197, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 97-102

  Consiglio, Angelica R ^a,b   Bridges, Robert S ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

In situ hybridization; Intruder male; Maternal aggression; MPOA; Prolactin; Prolactin receptor

Indexed keywords

PROLACTIN; PROLACTIN RECEPTOR;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; LACTATION; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PUERPERIUM; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

AGGRESSION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; FEMALE; LACTATION; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PREOPTIC AREA; PROLACTIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, PROLACTIN; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 57649173656     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2008.08.006     Document Type: Article

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