The effects of vasopressin deficiency on aggression and impulsiveness in male and female rats

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 47, Issue , 2014, Pages 141-150

  Fodor, Anna ^a,b   Barsvari, Beata ^a   Aliczki, Mano ^a   Balogh, Zoltan ^a   Zelena, Dora ^a   Goldberg, Steven R ^c   Haller, Jozsef ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^b SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Brattleboro rat; Impulsiveness; Maternal aggression; Resident intruder test; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

VASOPRESSIN; VASOPRESSIN DERIVATIVE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAY DISCOUNTING; FEMALE; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; IMPULSIVENESS; LACTATION; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VASOPRESSIN DEFICIENCY; VIOLENCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BRATTLEBORO RAT; DEFICIENCY; GENETICS; REWARD; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRANSGENIC RAT;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; LACTATION; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; RATS; RATS, BRATTLEBORO; RATS, TRANSGENIC; REWARD; SEX FACTORS; VASOPRESSINS;

EID: 84903694297     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2014.05.010     Document Type: Article

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