Photoperiodic mechanisms controlling scent marking: Interactions of vasopressin and gonadal steroids

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1189-1196

  Caldwell, Heather K ^a,b   Smith, Debra A ^a   Albers, H Elliott ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dehydroepiandrosterone; Flank marking; Hamster; Hypothalamus

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESSIN; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE; VASOPRESSIN;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; ODOR; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CRICETINAE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; ORCHIECTOMY; PHOTOPERIOD; PREOPTIC AREA; RECEPTORS, VASOPRESSIN; SMELL; TESTOSTERONE; VASOPRESSINS;

EID: 41149156617     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2008.06071.x     Document Type: Article

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