The neurobiology of aggression and rage: Role of cytokines

Brain, Behavior, and Immunity

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 507-514

  Zalcman, Steven S ^a   Siegel, Allan ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Cytokines; Defensive rage; GABA; Interleukin 1; Interleukin 2; NK 1; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 2; NEUROKININ 1 RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN 2 RECEPTOR;

AGGRESSION; BRAIN REGION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; MESENCEPHALON; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PREDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAGE; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; CATS; HYPOTHALAMUS; INTERLEUKIN-1; INTERLEUKIN-2; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEUROBIOLOGY; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; RAGE;

EID: 33749514371     PISSN: 08891591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2006.05.002     Document Type: Review

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