Neurogenetics of aggressive behavior: Studies in rodents

Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences

Volumn 17, Issue , 2015, Pages 3-44

  Takahashi, Aki ^a   Miczek, Klaus A ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENETICS   (Japan)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Brain Circuit; GABA; Glutamate; Neurogenetics; Rodents

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; PROTEIN C FOS;

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; DORSAL RAPHE NUCLEUS; GENETICS; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MESENCEPHALON; MICRODIALYSIS; MICROTUS OCHROGASTER; MUS MUSCULUS; NEUROGENETICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; OPTOGENETICS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; RODENT; RODENT MODEL; SYRIAN HAMSTER; VIOLENCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BRAIN; CYTOLOGY; HUMAN; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; HUMANS; NERVE NET; NEUROGENESIS; RODENTIA;

EID: 84908051502     PISSN: 18663370     EISSN: 18663389     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/7854_2013_263     Document Type: Article

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