The bed nucleus of the stria terminalis modulates learning after stress in masculinized but not cycling females.

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Published in J Neurosci on June 18, 2008

Authors

Debbie A Bangasser1, Tracey J Shors

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Psychology and Center for Collaborative Neuroscience, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USA.

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