Social Novelty Investigation in the Juvenile Rat: Modulation by the μ-Opioid System

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 752-764

  Smith, C J W ^a   Wilkins, K B ^a   Mogavero, J N ^a   Veenema, A H ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Juvenile; Oxytocin receptor; Social novelty; V1a receptor; opioid receptor

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; OPIATE; OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; VASOPRESSIN; VASOPRESSIN V1A RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; FEMALE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JUVENILE ANIMAL; LATERAL BRAIN VENTRICLE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL INTERACTION TEST; SOCIAL SUPPORT; ANIMAL; PHYSIOLOGY; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, MU; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84941891767     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jne.12301     Document Type: Article

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