GABAA Receptor Signaling in the Lateral Septum Regulates Maternal Aggression in Mice

Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 123, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1169-1177

  Lee, Grace ^a   Gammie, Stephen C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

GABA; lateral septum; maternal aggression; maternal behaviors

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; BICUCULLINE; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; MUSCIMOL;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; LACTATION; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOUSE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

AGGRESSION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BICUCULLINE; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; GABA AGENTS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; LACTATION; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MICE; MUSCIMOL; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SEPTAL NUCLEI; STAINING AND LABELING; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 72249090041     PISSN: 07357044     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0017535     Document Type: Article

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