Neuroplasticity and Aggression: An Interaction Between Vasopressin and Serotonin

Biology of Aggression

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages

  Ferris, Craig F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

5 hydroxytryptamine; Aggressive behavior; Environment; Glucocorticoids; Neurochemical signals; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920752080     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195168761.003.0007     Document Type: Chapter

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