Vasotocin neurons and septal V1a-like receptors potently modulate songbird flocking and responses to novelty

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 12-21

  Kelly, Aubrey M ^a   Kingsbury, Marcy A ^a   Hoffbuhr, Kristin ^b   Schrock, Sara E ^a   Waxman, Brandon ^b   Kabelik, David ^a   Thompson, Richmond R ^b   Goodson, James L ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOWDOIN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Affiliation; Anxiety; Bold shy; Exploration; Lateral septum; Sociality; Songbird; Vasopressin; Vasotocin; Zebra finch

Indexed keywords

ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; ARGIPRESTOCIN; VASOPRESSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; VASOPRESSIN V1A RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FINCH; HERD; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRIA TERMINALIS; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; MALE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES, ANTISENSE; RECEPTORS, VASOPRESSIN; SEPTUM OF BRAIN; SONGBIRDS; VASOTOCIN;

EID: 79958025212     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2011.01.012     Document Type: Article

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