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Activation of phenotypically-distinct neuronal subpopulations of the rat amygdala following exposure to predator odor.
Neuroscience - 23 Feb 2011
Butler R K, Sharko A C, Oliver E M, Brito-Vargas P, Kaigler K F, Fadel J R, Wilson M A
Abstract excerpt
Exposure of rats to an odor of a predator can elicit an innate fear response. In addition, such exposure has been shown to activate limbic brain regions such as the amygdala. However, there is a paucity of data on the phenotypic characteristics of the activated amygdalar neurons following predator odor exposure. In the current experiments, rats were exposed to cloth which contained either ferret odor, butyric...
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