M. H. Sukikara

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1. A Role for the Periaqueductal Gray in Switching Adaptive Behavioral Responses

   M. H. Sukikara, S. M. Mota-Ortiz, M. Baldo, L. F. Felício +1 more

   2006Journal of Neuroscience99 citations Open access

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2. The periaqueductal gray and its potential role in maternal behavior inhibition in response to predatory threats.

   M. H. Sukikara, S. M. Mota-Ortiz, M. Baldo, L. F. Felício +1 more

   2010Behavioural Brain Research63 citations

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3. Ventral premammillary nucleus as a critical sensory relay to the maternal aggression network

   S. Motta, C. C. Guimarães, Isadora C. Furigo, M. H. Sukikara +3 more

   2013Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America58 citations Open access

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4. The periaqueductal gray as a critical site to mediate reward seeking during predatory hunting.

   S. M. Mota-Ortiz, M. H. Sukikara, J. Bittencourt, M. Baldo +3 more

   2012Behavioural Brain Research50 citations

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5. Afferent Connections to the Rostrolateral Part of the Periaqueductal Gray: A Critical Region Influencing the Motivation Drive to Hunt and Forage

   S. M. Mota-Ortiz, M. H. Sukikara, L. F. Felício, N. Canteras

   2009Journal of Neural Transplantation and Plasticity40 citations Open access

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6. Opiate regulation of behavioral selection during lactation.

   M. H. Sukikara, M. Platero, N. Canteras, L. F. Felício

   2007Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior29 citations

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7. Periaqueductal gray cholecystokinin infusions block morphine-induced disruption of maternal behavior.

   Cláudia M. Miranda-Paiva, N. Canteras, M. H. Sukikara, A. G. Nasello +2 more

   2007Peptides24 citations

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8. Morphine treatment during pregnancy modulates behavioral selection in lactating rats.

   A. de Mello Cruz, P. Maiorka, N. Canteras, M. H. Sukikara +1 more

   2010Physiology and Behavior23 citations Open access

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9. Morphine infusions into the rostrolateral periaqueductal gray affect maternal behaviors.

   L. M. Moura, N. Canteras, M. H. Sukikara, L. F. Felício

   2010Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologicas17 citations Open access

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10. Preliminary study of the effects of morphine treatment on opioid receptor gene expression in brain structures of the female rat.

    E. Teodorov, C. Modena, M. H. Sukikara, L. F. Felício

    2006Neuroscience15 citations

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11. Morphine‐Induced Changes in Opioid Sensitivity in Postpartum Females: A Unique Progesterone Response

    M. H. Sukikara, A. Cruz, É. C. G. Felippe, J. Anselmo-Franci +3 more

    2011Journal of neuroendocrinology8 citations

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12. Late pregnancy progesterone treatment as a modulatory signal for postpartum behavior.

    A. Cruz, M. H. Sukikara, L. F. Felício

    2015Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior5 citations

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13. The relationship between orexin neurons in lateral hypothalamic area (LHA) and rostrolateral periaqueductal gray (rlPAG) in drug seeking behavior

    W. F. Oliveira, F. Hall, M. H. Sukikara, N. Canteras +1 more

    20120 citations

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14. Afferent connection to the rostrolateral periaqueductal gray: a brainstem site involved in controll foraging behavior

    S. M. Mota-Ortiz, M. H. Sukikara, L. F. Felício, N. Canteras +2 more

    20080 citations

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15. Effect of morphine treatments on opioid receptor genes expression in periaqueductal gray, striatum and hypothalamus of the nulliparous female rats

    E. Teodorov, C. Modena, M. H. Sukikara, L. F. Felício

    20060 citations

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