AMPA/kainate receptors in the ventromedial hypothalamus mediate the effects of glutamate on estrus termination in the rat

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 146-150

  Georgescu, Michaela ^a   Cyr, Dave ^a   Pfaus, James G ^a  

^a Center for Studies in Behavioral Neurobiology Groupe de Recherche en Neurobiologie Comportementale   (Canada)

Author keywords

Female; Glutamate; Sexual behavior; Vaginocervical stimulation; VMH

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; GLUTAMIC ACID; KAINIC ACID RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; EJACULATION; ESTRUS; FEMALE; LORDOSIS; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; ZONA INCERTA;

ANIMALS; ESTRUS; FEMALE; GLUTAMIC ACID; MALE; QUINOXALINES; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; RECEPTORS, AMPA; RECEPTORS, KAINIC ACID; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; VENTROMEDIAL HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS;

RATTUS;

EID: 84860292677     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: 18735177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2012.04.001     Document Type: Article

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