Pubertal testosterone programs context-appropriate agonistic behavior and associated neural activation patterns in male Syrian hamsters

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 112-113, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-7

  De Lorme, Kayla C ^a   Sisk, Cheryl L ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agonistic behavior; Cingulate cortex; Fos; Lateral septum; Puberty; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN FOS; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; AGGRESSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTERIOR CINGULATE; ARTICLE; GONADECTOMY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84875242946     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: 1873507X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2013.02.003     Document Type: Article

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