The neuroendocrine action potential. Winner of the 2008 Frank Beach Award in Behavioral Neuroendocrinology

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 555-562

  Hofmann, Hans A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Ejaculation; Genomics; Hormones; Immediate early gene; Photostimulated; Refractory period; Reproduction; Seasonality; Sexual selection; Social behavior

Indexed keywords

MONOAMINE; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; STEROID HORMONE;

CICHLID; GENITAL SYSTEM; GENOMICS; IMMEDIATE EARLY GENE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE POTENTIAL; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NERVOUS SYSTEM POTENTIAL; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTORY PERIOD; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; AWARDS AND PRIZES; BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MAMMALS; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; SEASONS;

EID: 77956288452     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2010.06.012     Document Type: Review

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