Hormonal modulation of communication signals in electric fish

Developmental Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 115-123

  Zakon, Harold H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgen receptor; Apteronotus; Dihydrotestosterone; Electric fish; Electric organ; Estrogen; Na+ current; Sternopygus; Substance P; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ANDROSTANOLONE; ESTROGEN; STEROID; STEROID HORMONE; SUBSTANCE P; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; MALE; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; MOTONEURON; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SODIUM CURRENT;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; HORMONES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0030055703     PISSN: 03785866     EISSN: 14219859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000111399     Document Type: Article

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