Hormonal Pathways Regulating Intermale And Interfemale Aggression

International Review of Neurobiology

Volumn 73, Issue , 2006, Pages 99-123

  Simon, Neal G ^a   Mo, Qianxing ^a   Hu, Shan ^a   Garippa, Carrie ^a   Lu, Shi fang ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HORMONE; SEROTONIN;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; HORMONES; HUMANS; SEROTONIN; SEX FACTORS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 33646852208     PISSN: 00747742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0074-7742(06)73003-3     Document Type: Review

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