Sexually dimorphic effects of melatonin on brain arginine vasotocin immunoreactivity in green treefrogs (Hyla cinerea)

Brain, Behavior and Evolution

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 222-232

  Lutterschmidt, Deborah I ^a,b   Wilczynski, Walter ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Arginine vasotocin; Estradiol; Immunoreactivity; Melatonin; Sex differences; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESSIN; ESTRADIOL; MELATONIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRAIN LEVEL; CELL COUNT; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; MALE; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; RANIDAE; SEASON; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; ARGININE VASOPRESSIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CELL COUNT; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MALE; MELATONIN; NEURONS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RANIDAE; SEASONS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TESTOSTERONE;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; HYLA; HYLA CINEREA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84868002921     PISSN: 00068977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000341238     Document Type: Article

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