Oxytocin (OT) and arginine-vasopressin (AVP) act on OT receptors and not AVP V1a receptors to enhance social recognition in adult Syrian hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus)

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 81, Issue , 2016, Pages 20-27

  Song, Zhimin ^a   Larkin, Tony E ^a   Malley, Maureen O' ^a   Albers, H Elliott ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemosensory, olfaction; Flank marking; Memory; Neurohypophyseal hormones; Neuropeptides; Nonapeptides; Odor recognition; Social behavior; Social communication

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESSIN; ARGIPRESSIN RECEPTOR; ARGIPRESSIN V1A RECEPTOR; OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASOPRESSIN RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED RESPONSE; FLANK GLAND ODOR; MALE; NONHUMAN; ODOR; ODOR RECOGNITION TEST; OLFACTORY MEMORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; SENSORY STIMULATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIAL RECOGNITION; SYRIAN HAMSTER; AGONISTS; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; HAMSTER; MESOCRICETUS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RECOGNITION;

ANIMALS; ARGININE VASOPRESSIN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CRICETINAE; FEMALE; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; OXYTOCIN; RECEPTORS, OXYTOCIN; RECEPTORS, VASOPRESSIN; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84961128141     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2016.02.004     Document Type: Article

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