Disruption of the vasopressin 1b receptor gene impairs the attack component of aggressive behavior in mice

Genes, Brain and Behavior

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 653-660

  Wersinger, S R ^a   Caldwell, H K ^b   Christiansen, M ^b   Young III, W S ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^c Building 49 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Agonistic behavior; Maternal aggression; Neuropeptide; Predation; Social motivation; V3

Indexed keywords

VASOPRESSIN V1B RECEPTOR;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; COMPETITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; GENE DISRUPTION; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PREDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WILD TYPE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CUES; FEMALE; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; RECEPTORS, VASOPRESSIN;

MUS;

EID: 34748856863     PISSN: 16011848     EISSN: 1601183X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-183X.2006.00294.x     Document Type: Article

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