Vasotocin innervation and modulation of vocal-acoustic circuitry in the teleost Porichthys notatus

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 422, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 363-379

  Goodson, James L ^a   Bass, Andrew H ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory; Communication; Fish; Midbrain; Sex differences; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESTOCIN;

ARTICLE; AUDITORY SYSTEM; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOREBRAIN; INNERVATION; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; POSTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEGMENTUM; TELEOST; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; FISHES; HEARING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MESENCEPHALON; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGY; NEURAL PATHWAYS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; VASOTOCIN; VOICE;

EID: 0034601146     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1096-9861(20000703)422:3<363::AID-CNE4>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Article

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