Neural correlates of MDMA ("Ecstasy")-induced social interaction in rats

Social Neuroscience

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 60-72

  Thompson, M R ^a   Hunt, G E ^a   McGregor, I S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; OXYTOCIN; PROTEIN C FOS;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS VENTROMEDIAL NUCLEUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTIMACY; LOVE; MALE; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PUTAMEN; RAT; SNIFFING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ADRENERGIC UPTAKE INHIBITORS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; N-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 58049218997     PISSN: 17470919     EISSN: 17470927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470910802045042     Document Type: Article

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