Gender differences in tuberoinfundibular dopaminergic neuronal activity in a photoperiodic rodent (Mesocricetus auratus).
When compared to males, female hamsters showed higher concentrations of dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC) in the median eminence. This gender difference may be related to the higher levels of prolactin seen in females, but it is not associated with sex differences in median eminence dopamine or in the number of arcuate dopaminergic neurons.
Krajnak
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Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824.
Manzanares
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Lookingland
K J
KJ
Nunez
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D000818:Animals; D006224:Cricetinae; D004298:Dopamine / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008473:Median Eminence / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D008647:Mesocricetus; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism*; D017440:Photoperiod; D011388:Prolactin / Q000097:blood; D012727:Sex Characteristics
D011388:Prolactin; D004298:Dopamine