Hypoactivation of CRF receptors, predominantly type 2, in the medial-posterior BNST is vital for adequate maternal behavior in lactating rats

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 34, Issue 29, 2014, Pages 9665-9676

  Klampfl, Stefanie M ^a   Brunton, Paula J ^b   Bayerl, Doris S ^a   Bosch, Oliver J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; FEMALE; LACTATION; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MAZE LEARNING; MOTIVATION; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; RNA, MESSENGER; SEPTAL NUCLEI; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84904337457     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4220-13.2014     Document Type: Article

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