The Neurobiology of Social Affiliation and Pair Bonding

Hormones, Brain and Behavior: Third Edition

Volumn 1, Issue , 2017, Pages 117-143

  Carter, C S ^a   Keverne, E B ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birth; Corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH); Dopamine; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis (HPA); Lactation; Maternal behavior; Monogamy; Opioids; Oxytocin; Pregnancy; Sex differences; Sexual behavior; Social bonds; Steroids; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

EID: 85039065364     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-803592-4.00004-3     Document Type: Chapter

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