The neurobiology of abnormal manifestations of aggression-A review of hypothalamic mechanisms in cats, rodents, and humans

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 93, Issue , 2013, Pages 97-109

  Haller, Jozsef ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Aggression; Dopamine; Hypothalamus; Serotonin; Substance P; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; DOPAMINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; SEROTONIN; SUBSTANCE P; VASOPRESSIN;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; CAT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EMOTION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RODENT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CATS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; MICE; NEUROBIOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSICS; RATS;

EID: 84875633208     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: 18732747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2012.10.003     Document Type: Review

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