Seasonal regulation of social communication by photoperiod and testosterone: Effects of arginine-vasopressin, serotonin and galanin in the medial preoptic area-anterior hypothalamus

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 216, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 214-219

  Gutzler, Stephanie J ^a   Karom, Mary ^a   Erwin, W Daniel ^a   Albers, H Elliott ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flank marking; Scent marking; Social behavior

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESSIN; GALANIN; SEROTONIN; TESTOSTERONE; VASOPRESSIN V1A RECEPTOR; VASOPRESSIN V1B RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE ACTION; MALE; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SUMMER; SYRIAN HAMSTER; WINTER;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; ARGININE VASOPRESSIN; CRICETINAE; GALANIN; HYPOTHALAMUS, ANTERIOR; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; PHOTOPERIOD; PREOPTIC AREA; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RECEPTOR, SEROTONIN, 5-HT1A; RECEPTOR, SEROTONIN, 5-HT1B; RECEPTORS, VASOPRESSIN; SEASONS; SEROTONIN; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 78149407727     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2010.07.042     Document Type: Article

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