Neurotransmitters regulating defensive rage behavior in the cat

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 733-742

  Siegel, Allan ^a   Schubert, Kristie L ^a,b   Shaikh, Majid B ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b KEAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Defensive rage behavior; Enkephalins; Ethanol; Excitatory amino acids; Hypothalamus; Immunocytochemistry; Periaqueductal gray; Receptor binding; Substance P

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ENKEPHALIN; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; SUBSTANCE P;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CAT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAGE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CATS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; RAGE;

EID: 0030777051     PISSN: 01497634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-7634(96)00056-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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