Novel mechanisms for neuroendocrine regulation of aggression

Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 476-489

  Soma, Kiran K ^a   Scotti, Melissa Ann L ^b   Newman, Amy E M ^a   Charlier, Thierry D ^a   Demas, Gregory E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior   (United States)

Author keywords

Allopregnanolone; Brain; DHEA; Estrogen; Hamster; Melatonin; Neurosteroid; Songbird; Stress; Testosterone KT

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; 4 METHYLCOUMARIN 7 O SULFAMATE; ANDROGEN; ANDROSTENEDIONE; AROMATASE; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; CHOLESTEROL; CORTICOSTERONE; COUMARIN DERIVATIVE; CYTOCHROME P450 INHIBITOR; CYTOCHROME P450C17 INHIBITOR; DEXAMETHASONE; ESTRADIOL; FADROZOLE; FLUOXETINE; GLUCOCORTICOID; MELATONIN; METYRAPONE; NEUROSTEROID; PRASTERONE; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE; TRILOSTANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADRENAL GLAND; AGGRESSION; AGGRESSIVENESS; ANDROGEN METABOLISM; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; AROMATIZATION; BIRD; BRAIN METABOLISM; BREEDING; CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; FOWL; GONAD; GONADECTOMY; HAMSTER; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; MAMMAL; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SONGBIRD; STEROID BLOOD LEVEL; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE METABOLISM; TESTOSTERONE SYNTHESIS; VERTEBRATE;

ADRENAL GLANDS; AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; HUMANS; MELATONIN; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; SEASONS; STEROIDS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 51649111987     PISSN: 00913022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yfrne.2007.12.003     Document Type: Review

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