Catecholaminergic involvement in the control of aggression: Hormones, the peripheral sympathetic, and central noradrenergic systems

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 85-97

  Haller, J ^a   Makara, G B ^a   Kruk, M R ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Adrenaline; Adrenoceptors; Aggression; Behaviour; Catecholamines; Noradrenaline

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CATECHOLAMINE; NORADRENALIN;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ATTENTION; CATECHOLAMINERGIC SYSTEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; MEMORY; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVIEW; SMELLING AND TASTE;

EID: 0344222211     PISSN: 01497634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-7634(97)00023-7     Document Type: Article

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