Change in number and activation of androgen receptor-immunoreactive cells in the medial amygdala in response to chemosensory input

Neuroscience

Volumn 190, Issue , 2011, Pages 228-238

  Blake, C B ^a,b   Meredith, M ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conspecific; Fos; Hamster; Heterospecific; Vaginal fluid; Vomeronasal

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; PROTEIN FOS; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; BRAIN FUNCTION; CASTRATED MALE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL COUNT; CHEMOSENSORY STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; MALE; MEDIAL AMYGDALA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SENSORY STIMULATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; CASTRATION; CELL COUNT; CRICETINAE; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; ODORS; OLFACTORY PERCEPTION; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 80051601925     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: 18737544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2011.05.056     Document Type: Article

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