Vasopressin, oxytocin, and social odor recognition

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 259-265

  Wacker, Douglas W ^a,b   Ludwig, Mike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Accessory olfactory bulb; Anterior olfactory nucleus; Main olfactory bulb; Olfaction; Oxytocin; Pheromone; Social recognition; Somato dendritic; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN; VASOPRESSIN;

HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; MEMORY; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY BULB; OLFACTORY CORTEX; OLFACTORY NUCLEUS; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RODENT; SMELLING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ODOR RECOGNITION;

ANIMALS; CUES; DENDRITES; HUMANS; MICE; NEUROPEPTIDES; ODORS; OLFACTORY PATHWAYS; OXYTOCIN; RATS; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SMELL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VASOPRESSINS;

EID: 84858698767     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2011.08.014     Document Type: Review

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