Photoperiod affects neuronal nitric oxide synthase and aggressive behaviour in male Siberian hamsters (Phodopus sungorus)

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 916-921

  Wen, J C ^a,c   Hotchkiss, A K ^a   Demast, G E ^b   Nelson, Randy J ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Agonistic; Behaviour; Nitric oxide; NOS 1; Phodopus; Photoperiod; Seasonal; Seasonality; Siberian hamster; Territoriality; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

AGGRESSIVENESS; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HYPOTHESIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHODOPUS; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TERRITORIALITY; TESTIS SIZE; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

AGGRESSION; AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; CRICETINAE; LIGHT; MALE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; PHODOPUS; PHOTOPERIOD;

EID: 11244271611     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2004.01248.x     Document Type: Article

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