PNMT transgenic mice have an aggressive phenotype

Hormone and Metabolic Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 159-163

  Sørensen, Dorte Bratbo ^a   Johnsen, P F ^a   Bibby, B M ^a   Bottner A ^b   Bornstein, S R ^c   Eisenhofer, G ^d   Pacak, K ^e   Hansen, A K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^c DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^e EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; C57B1 6; Epinephrine; Mice; Open field

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; NORADRENALIN; PHENYLETHANOLAMINE N METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; GENDER; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; EPINEPHRINE; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, TRANSGENIC; PHENOTYPE; PHENYLETHANOLAMINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE;

EID: 17444423218     PISSN: 00185043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-861301     Document Type: Article

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