Social status controls somatostatin neuron size and growth

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 4740-4744

  Hofmann, Hans A ^a   Fernald, Russell D ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cichlid fish; Dominance; Life history; Neuron size; Phenotypic plasticity; Social status; Somatostatin

Indexed keywords

SOMATOSTATIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CELL SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISH; HYPOTHALAMUS; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 0034660643     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.20-12-04740.2000     Document Type: Article

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