Hormonal and genetic influences underlying arousal as it drives sex and aggression in animal and human brains

Neurobiology of Aging

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages

  Mong, Jessica A ^a   Pfaff, Donald W ^a   Sultan, ^b   Slob, ^b   Swaab, ^b   De Kloet, ^b  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aggression; Arousal; Estrogen receptor alpha and beta; Estrogen facilitated glia neuronal coordination; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ENKEPHALIN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; GONADORELIN; HORMONE RECEPTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; OPIATE RECEPTOR; OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE; SEROTONIN; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE DERIVATIVE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AGGRESSION; ANALGESIA; ANXIETY; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; AROUSAL; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL MIGRATION; DNA MICROARRAY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; ESTROGEN RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FOREBRAIN; GENE FUNCTION; GENE INDUCTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GLIA; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; LIBIDO; LOCOMOTION; MATING; MENINX; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENTAL FUNCTION; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL GROWTH; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PUBERTY; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; REVIEW; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0037524214     PISSN: 01974580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-4580(03)00053-8     Document Type: Article

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