Age and sex differences in oxytocin and vasopressin V1a receptor binding densities in the rat brain: focus on the social decision-making network

Brain Structure and Function

Volumn 222, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 981-1006

  Smith, Caroline J W ^a   Poehlmann, Max L ^a   Li, Sara ^a   Ratnaseelan, Aarane M ^a   Bredewold, Remco ^a   Veenema, Alexa H ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Juvenile; Oxytocin; Oxytocin receptor; Sex differences; V1a receptor; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; VASOPRESSIN V1A RECEPTOR; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR, RAT; VASOPRESSIN RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR INSULA; ARTICLE; BASOLATERAL AMYGDALA; BRAIN; CENTRAL NUCLEUS (AMYGDALA); CLAUSTRUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DENTATE GYRUS GRANULAR LAYER; DENTATE GYRUS MOLECULAR LAYER; DORSAL STRIATUM; DORSAL SUBICULUM; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HYPOTHALAMIC PARAVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; INFRALIMBIC CORTEX; MALE; MEDIAL AMYGDALA; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS CORE; OLFACTORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; OLFACTORY NUCLEUS; PARAVENTRICULAR THALAMIC NUCLEUS; PERIRHINAL CORTEX; PRELIMBIC CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR BINDING; REWARD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPATIAL MEMORY; TUBEROMAMMILLARY NUCLEUS; VENTRAL SUBICULUM; ZONA INCERTA; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; NERVE TRACT; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BRAIN; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; MALE; NEURAL PATHWAYS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, OXYTOCIN; RECEPTORS, VASOPRESSIN; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPATIAL MEMORY;

EID: 84978171096     PISSN: 18632653     EISSN: 18632661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00429-016-1260-7     Document Type: Article

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