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Medial Amygdala

The Medial Amygdala is a subnucleus of the amygdala complex that integrates chemosensory and hormonal signals to modulate innate socio-reproductive and defensive behaviors.

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Publications

803

Oxytocin in the Medial Amygdala is Essential for Social Recognition in the Mouse

Jennifer N. Ferguson, J. Matthew Aldag, Thomas R. Insel et al. · Journal of Neuroscience · 2001 · 1.1K citations · Full text

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Organization of projections from the medial nucleus of the amygdala: A PHAL study in the rat

Newton S. Canteras, Richard B. Simerly, Larry W. Swanson · The Journal of Comparative Neurology · 1995 · 745 citations

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A description of the amygdaloid complex in the rat and cat with observations on intra‐amygdaloid axonal connections

J. E. Krettek, Joseph L. Price · The Journal of Comparative Neurology · 1978 · 728 citations

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Projections of the medial and lateral prefrontal cortices to the amygdala: a Phaseolus vulgaris leucoagglutinin study in the rat

Alexander J. McDonald, Franco Mascagni, Liyang Guo · Neuroscience · 1996 · 678 citations

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β-Adrenergic Receptor Antagonism Prevents Anxiety-Like Behavior and Microglial Reactivity Induced by Repeated Social Defeat

Eric S. Wohleb, Mark L. Hanke, Angela W. Corona et al. · Journal of Neuroscience · 2011 · 631 citations · Full text

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Authors

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    Alberto A. Rasia‐Filho

    Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

    28 publications · 957 citations

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  2. MJ
    Michael J. Baum

    Boston University, United States

    19 publications · 1.4K citations

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  3. MA
    Matilde Achaval

    Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

    13 publications · 606 citations

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  4. SM
    S. Marc Breedlove

    Michigan State University, United States

    13 publications · 1.1K citations

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  5. SW
    Sarah Winans Newman

    University of Michigan, United States

    13 publications · 953 citations

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Institutions

722

  1. Boston University

    Boston, United States

    25 h-index

    91 publications

    4.9K citations

  2. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

    Porto Alegre, Brazil

    20 h-index

    96 publications

    3.1K citations

  3. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    20 h-index

    62 publications

    6.5K citations

  4. University of Massachusetts Amherst

    Amherst Center, United States

    18 h-index

    58 publications

    3.9K citations

  5. Michigan State University

    East Lansing, United States

    18 h-index

    56 publications

    3.3K citations

  6. Rockefeller University

    New York, United States

    17 h-index

    54 publications

    5.3K citations

  7. National Institutes of Health

    Bethesda, United States

    17 h-index

    43 publications

    3.9K citations

  8. Universidade de São Paulo

    São Paulo, Brazil

    16 h-index

    41 publications

    1.4K citations

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Venues

  1. The Journal of Comparative Neurology

    97 publications · 11.4K citations

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  2. Journal of Neuroscience

    37 publications · 6.3K citations

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  3. Brain Research

    43 publications · 2.4K citations

    29

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  4. Endocrinology

    33 publications · 2.4K citations

    26

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  5. European Journal of Neuroscience

    EJN · 34 publications · 3.1K citations

    26

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