Anterior hypothalamic dopamine D2 receptors modulate adolescent anabolic/androgenic steroid-induced offensive aggression in the Syrian hamster

Behavioural Pharmacology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 314-322

  Schwartzer, Jared J ^a   Melloni, Richard H ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescence; anabolic androgenic steroids; anterior hypothalamus; D2 antagonist; dopamine; eticlopride; microinjection; offensive aggression; Syrian hamster

Indexed keywords

ANABOLIC AGENT; ANDROGEN; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; ETICLOPRIDE; PLACEBO; ANTIANDROGEN; BOLDENONE UNDECENOATE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NANDROLONE; NANDROLONE DECANOATE; SALICYLAMIDE DERIVATIVE; STEROID; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE 17 BETA-CYPIONATE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFECT; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MODULATION; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SYRIAN HAMSTER; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; BRAIN; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECTS; HAMSTER; MESOCRICETUS; MICROINJECTION; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGGRESSION; ANABOLIC AGENTS; ANDROGEN ANTAGONISTS; ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; CRICETINAE; DOPAMINE ANTAGONISTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HYPOTHALAMUS, ANTERIOR; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; MICROINJECTIONS; NANDROLONE; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D2; SALICYLAMIDES; STEROIDS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 77955174144     PISSN: 09558810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/FBP.0b013e32833b10f1     Document Type: Article

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