Involvement of the brain catecholaminergic system in the regulation of dominant behavior.

doi:10.1016/0091-3057(95)02022-5

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Involvement of the brain catecholaminergic system in the regulation of dominant behavior.

Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior - 1 Feb 1996

Serova L I, Naumenko E V

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The role of the brain catecholaminergic system in establishing dominant-subordinate relationships in mice of different genotypes was studied using inhibitors of tyrosine hydroxylase (alpha-methyl-p-tyrosine) or of dopamine-beta-hydroxylase (FLA-57) or FLA-57 plus the dopamine precursor, DOPA. Dem...

Topics

Animals
Brain
Brain Chemistry
Catecholamines
Dopamine beta-Hydroxylase
Enzyme Inhibitors
Male
Methyltyrosines
Mice
Mice, Inbred Strains
Phenotype
Rats
Social Dominance
Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase
alpha-Methyltyrosine

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