Behavioral effects of intracerebroventricular injection of oxytocin in birds

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 79, Issue 4-5, 2003, Pages 725-729

  Jonaidi, H ^a   Oloumi, M M ^a   Denbow, D M ^b  

^a SHAHID BAHONAR UNIVERSITY OF KERMAN   (Iran)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Broilers; Feeding behavior; Locomotion behavior; Oxytocin

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESTOCIN; MESOTOCIN; NEUROTRANSMITTER; OXYTOCIN;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; BIRD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GROOMING; LOCOMOTION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0042884139     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(03)00145-8     Document Type: Article

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