Gene expression in the CNS of lactating rats with different patterns of maternal behavior

Neuroscience Research

Volumn 99, Issue , 2015, Pages 8-15

  de Moura, Ana Carolina ^a   Lazzari, Virgínia Meneghini ^a   Becker, Roberta Oriques ^a   Gil, Mirela Severo ^a   Ruthschilling, Carina Anicet ^a   Agnes, Grasiela ^a   Almeida, Silvana ^a   da Veiga, Ana Beatriz Gorini ^a   Lucion, Aldo Bolten ^b   Giovenardi, Márcia ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE CIÊNCIAS DA SAÚDE DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dopamine receptor; Estrogen receptors; Licking grooming; Olfactory bulb; Prolactin receptor; Serotonin receptors

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; PROLACTIN RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN; PROLACTIN; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; DIESTRUS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HIPPOCAMPUS; LACTATION; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY BULB; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; GROOMING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GROOMING; LACTATION; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PROLACTIN; RATS, WISTAR; SEROTONIN;

EID: 84940605561     PISSN: 01680102     EISSN: 18728111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neures.2015.05.003     Document Type: Article

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