Serotonin and aggression: Insights gained from a lobster model system and speculations on the role of amine neurons in a complex behavior

Journal of Comparative Physiology - A Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 186, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 221-238

  Kravitz, E A ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Amine neurons; Lobster; Neurohormone; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CRUSTACEA; INVERTEBRATA; NEPHROPIDAE; PHOENIX;

EID: 0034037629     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590050423     Document Type: Review

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