Activation patterns of vasopressinergic and oxytocinergic brain regions following social play exposure in juvenile male and female rats

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2018, Pages

  Reppucci, C J ^a   Gergely, C K ^b   Veenema, A H ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

bed nucleus of the stria terminalis; medial amygdala; oxytocin; sex differences; vasopressin

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; PROTEIN FOS; VASOPRESSIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMIC PARAVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; JUVENILE; MALE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; POSTERODORSAL MEDIAL AMYGDALA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PLAY BEHAVIOR; STRIA TERMINALIS; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 85042791494     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jne.12582     Document Type: Article

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