Levels of central oxytocin and glucocorticoid receptor and serum adrenocorticotropic hormone and corticosterone in mandarin voles with different levels of sociability

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 274, Issue , 2014, Pages 226-234

  Qiao, Xufeng ^a   Yan, Yating ^a   Tai, Fadao ^a   Wu, Ruiyong ^a   Hao, Ping ^a   Fang, Qianqian ^a   Zhang, Shuwei ^a  

^a SHAANXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Glucocorticoid receptor; Mandarin voles; Oxytocin; Social avoidance; Social preference

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; OXYTOCIN;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; EXPERIMENTAL BEHAVIORAL TEST; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPAL CA2 REGION; HIPPOCAMPAL CA3 REGION; HYPOTHALAMIC PARAVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PREFERENCE TEST; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS; VOLE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARVICOLINAE; BLOOD; BRAIN; CYTOLOGY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; PSYCHOLOGY; ANIMAL TISSUE; EXPERIMENTAL SOCIAL BEHAVIOR TEST; MICROTUS; MICROTUS MANDARINUS;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; BRAIN; CORTICOSTERONE; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; NEURONS; OXYTOCIN; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84906733266     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2014.08.020     Document Type: Article

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