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Mating Behavioral Function of Preoptic Galanin Neurons Is Shared between Fish with Alternative Male Reproductive Tactics and Tetrapods.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience - 12 Feb 2020
Tripp Joel A, Salas-Allende Isabella, Makowski Andrea, Bass Andrew H
Abstract excerpt
Understanding the contribution of neuropeptide-containing neurons to variation in social behavior remains critically important. Galanin has gained increased attention because of the demonstration that galanin neurons in the preoptic area (POA) promote mating and parental care in mammals. How widespread these mechanisms are among vertebrates essentially remains unexplored, especially among teleost fishes, which...
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