The influence of infant-caregiver experiences on amygdala Bdnf, OXTr, and NPY expression in developing and adult male and female rats

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 272, Issue , 2014, Pages 175-180

  Hill, Kathryn T ^a   Warren, Megan ^a   Roth, Tania L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Bdnf; Maltreatment; NPY; Nurturing care; Oxtr

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; MESSENGER RNA; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LONG EVANS RAT; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; RATS, LONG-EVANS; RECEPTORS, OXYTOCIN; RNA, MESSENGER; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84904466634     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2014.07.001     Document Type: Article

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