Characterization of the dopaminergic system in the brain of an African cichlid fish, Astatotilapia burtoni

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 519, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 75-92

  O'Connell, Lauren A ^a   Fontenot, Miles R ^a   Hofmann, Hans A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

D1A; D2; Hypothalamus; Indexing terms: dopamine receptor; Posterior tuberculum; Reward system; Social behavior; Tyrosine hydroxylase

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 1A RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; ARTICLE; ASTATOTILAPIA BURTONI; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; CICHLID; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; DOPAMINERGIC ACTIVITY; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOREBRAIN; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS VENTROMEDIAL NUCLEUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MESENCEPHALON; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BRAIN; CICHLIDS; DOPAMINE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NEURAL PATHWAYS; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D1; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D2;

EID: 78649687724     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.22506     Document Type: Article

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