Distribution of vasopressin in the forebrain of spotted hyenas

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 498, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 80-92

  Rosen, Greta J ^a   De Vries, Geert J ^a   Villalba, Constanza ^a   Weldele, Mary L ^b   Place, Ned J ^b,c   Coscia, Elizabeth M ^b   Glickman, Steve E ^b   Forger, Nancy G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgen; Crocuta crocuta; Lateral septum; Masculinization; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; GALANIN; VASOPRESSIN;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; DOMINANCE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOREBRAIN; GIANT CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPOTTED HYENA; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS; VIRILIZATION;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; AXONS; FEMALE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; HYAENIDAE; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MALE; NEURONS; PROSENCEPHALON; SEPTAL NUCLEI; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TESTOSTERONE; VASOPRESSINS;

EID: 33746898649     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.21032     Document Type: Article

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