ΔJunD overexpression in the nucleus accumbens prevents sexual reward in female Syrian hamsters

Genes, Brain and Behavior

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 666-672

  Been, L E ^a   Hedges, V L ^a   Vialou, V ^b   Nestler, E J ^c   Meisel, R L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adeno associated virus; Conditioned place preference; Delta FosB; Plasticity; Sex

Indexed keywords

ADENO ASSOCIATED VIRUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTA FOSB GENE; DELTA JUND GENE; FEMALE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PLACE PREFERENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REWARD; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SYRIAN HAMSTER;

ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRUS; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS;

EID: 84881104574     PISSN: 16011848     EISSN: 1601183X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gbb.12060     Document Type: Article

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