Nitric oxide as a regulator of behavior: New ideas from Aplysia feeding

Progress in Neurobiology

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 304-317

  Susswein, Abraham J ^a   Chiel, Hillel J ^b  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral switching; Feeding; Humoral regulation; Learning; Nitric oxide; NO

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; HISTAMINE; NITRIC OXIDE;

APLYSIA; CELL LEVEL; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; LEARNING; MEMORY; MOTOR SYSTEM; NERVE CELL; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SATIETY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TISSUE INJURY;

ANIMALS; APLYSIA; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ARGININE; DEGLUTITION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCES; NITRIC OXIDE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84861726715     PISSN: 03010082     EISSN: 18735118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2012.03.004     Document Type: Review

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