Corticotropin releasing factor influences aggression and monoamines: Modulation of attacks and retreats

Neuroscience

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 412-425

  Carpenter, R E ^a,b   Korzan, W J ^c   Bockholt, C ^d   Watt, M J ^b   Forster, G L ^b   Renner, K J ^a,b   Summers, C H ^a,b  

^a University of South Dakota   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery   (United States)

Author keywords

5 HT; aggression; cortisol; CRF; dopamine; rainbow trout

Indexed keywords

BRAIN MONOAMINE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; HYDROCORTISONE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC ACTIVITY; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAINBOW TROUT; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

AGGRESSION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOGENIC MONOAMINES; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESCAPE REACTION; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; HYDROCORTISONE; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; REACTION TIME;

EID: 58149466394     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2008.10.014     Document Type: Article

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