A primitive social circuit: Vasotocin-substance P interactions modulate social behavior through a peripheral feedback mechanism in goldfish

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2285-2293

  Thompson, R R ^a   Walton, J C ^a   Bhalla, R ^a   George, K C ^a   Beth, E H ^a  

^a BOWDOIN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Autonomic; Emotion; Hindbrain; Polyvagal; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESTOCIN; SUBSTANCE P; SUBSTANCE P ANTAGONIST;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG INHIBITION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOREBRAIN; GOLDFISH; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; FEEDBACK, BIOCHEMICAL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GOLDFISH; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; NEURAL PATHWAYS; RECEPTORS, NEUROKININ-1; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE P; VASOTOCIN;

EID: 42549121549     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2008.06210.x     Document Type: Article

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