Serotonergic activation of 5HT1A and 5HT2 receptors modulates sexually dimorphic communication signals in the weakly electric fish Apteronotus leptorhynchus

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 69-82

  Smith, G Troy ^a   Combs, Nicole ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

5HT1A receptor; 5HT2A receptor; Aggression; Apteronotus leptorhynchus; Chirp; Communication; Courtship; Electric fish; Electric organ discharge; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

5 PROPOXY 3 (1,2,5,6 TETRAHYDRO 4 PYRIDYL)PYRROLO[3,2 B]PYRIDINE; ARGIPRESTOCIN; GLEMANSERIN; HYDROCORTISONE; N [2 [4 (2 METHOXYPHENYL) 1 PIPERAZINYL]ETHYL] N (2 PYRIDYL)CYCLOHEXANECARBOXAMIDE; N [4 METHOXY 3 (4 METHYL 1 PIPERAZINYL)PHENYL] 3 METHYL 4 (4 PYRIDYL)BENZAMIDE; SEROTONIN 1A RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN 2 RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURTSHIP; ELECTRIC FISH; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREPACEMAKER NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; GYMNOTIFORMES; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; GYMNOTIFORMES; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; RECEPTOR, SEROTONIN, 5-HT1A; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN, 5-HT2; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN AGENTS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VASOTOCIN;

EID: 43949087503     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2008.01.009     Document Type: Article

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