Social interactions influence dopamine and octopamine homeostasis in the brain of the ant Formica japonica

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 214, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1707-1713

  Wada Katsumata, Ayako ^a,b   Yamaoka, Ryohei ^c   Aonuma, Hitoshi ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KYOTO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brain biogenic amine; Grooming; Isolation stress; Social behavior; Social insect; Starvation stress; Trophallaxis

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; OCTOPAMINE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HOMEOSTASIS; JAPAN; METABOLISM; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OBSERVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STARVATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTS; BRAIN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DOPAMINE; HOMEOSTASIS; JAPAN; OBSERVATION; OCTOPAMINE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STARVATION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

FORMICA JAPONICA; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 79955636938     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.051565     Document Type: Article

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