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Molecular and Cellular Basis of Social Behavior in Vertebrates
1 online resource (xiii, 356 pages 52 illustrations)
This book presents a review of the current knowledge on the cellular and biochemical mechanisms which control social behaviors in vertebrates. The chapters describe in sequence the endocrine rhythms of hormones, the anatomical localization of the steroid-sensitive centers, the steroid receptors and their metabolism. The consequences of steroid action in the brain and the neurochemical mechanisms of behavior are then reviewed in two chapters devoted to neurotransmitters and neuropeptides. The changes in neuronal circuitry in relationship with behavior are then considered. A last chapter is devoted to the control of behavior by pheromones.
Hormonal and Behavioral Rhythms Related to Reproduction -- Gonadal Steroid Hormone Receptors and Social Behaviors -- Steroid Metabolism and the Activation of Social Behavior -- Neurotransmitter Systems and Social Behavior -- Neuropeptides and the Social Aspects of Female Reproductive Behavior in the Rat -- Cell Generation, Migration, Death, and Growth in Neural Systems Mediating Social Behavior -- Pheromones: Behavioral and Biochemical Aspects -- Subject Index.
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