Interaction of nitric oxide and serotonin in aggressive behavior

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 233-241

  Chiavegatto, Silvana ^a   Nelson, Randy J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Animal model; Environmental factors; Gene knockout; Isolation; Mouse; Violence

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; BRAIN MONOAMINE; ESTROGEN; NITRIC OXIDE; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN 1A RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN 1B RECEPTOR;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BRAIN REGION; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXPERIMENTAL MOUSE; HUMAN; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MACROPHAGE; MATERNAL DEPRIVATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NERVOUS TISSUE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SEROTONIN METABOLISM; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; WILD TYPE;

EID: 0242522458     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2003.02.002     Document Type: Conference Paper

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