Expression of FOS, EGR1, and ARC in the female rat amygdala and hippocampus show a response to pacing and identifies limbic structures involved in the intromission mnemonic due to mating

Expression of FOS, EGR-1, and ARC in the

Expression of FOS, EGR-1, and ARC in the amygdala and hippocampus of female rats during formation of the intromission mnemonic of pseudopregnancy

✍ Jasmine J. Yang; Joseph G. Oberlander; Mary S. Erskine 📂 Article 📅 2007 🏛 Wiley (John Wiley & Sons) 🌐 English ⚖ 451 KB

## Abstract Pseudopregnancy (PSP) in the female rat is a neuroendocrine condition that is induced by repeated and intermittent vaginocervical stimulation received during mating and involves the expression of bicircadian prolactin surges and cessation of normal estrous cyclicity for 10–12 days postm