Neuroanatomical distribution of oxytocin receptor binding in the female rabbit forebrain: Variations across the reproductive cycle

Brain Research

Volumn 1629, Issue , 2015, Pages 329-339

  Jiménez, Angeles ^a   Young, Larry J ^b   Río, Rodrigo Triana Del ^c   Laprairie, Jamie L ^b   González Mariscal, Gabriela ^a  

^a CENTRO TLAXCALA DE BIOLOGÍA DE LA CONDUCTA   (Mexico)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Lactation; Maternal behavior; Olfaction; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; PROTEIN BINDING;

AMYGDALA; ANIMAL; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOREBRAIN; HIPPOCAMPUS; LACTATION; MALE; METABOLISM; OVARIECTOMY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PREGNANCY; RABBIT; REPRODUCTION;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; LACTATION; MALE; OVARIECTOMY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PREGNANCY; PROSENCEPHALON; PROTEIN BINDING; RABBITS; RECEPTORS, OXYTOCIN; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 84955451748     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: 18726240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2015.10.043     Document Type: Article

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