Molecular mechanisms influencing aggressive behaviours [[electronic resource] /] / [editors, Gregory Bock and Jaime Goode]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910830043503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Wiley, c2005
• ISBN: 1-280-35567-0; 9786610355679; 0-470-01070-3; 0-470-01069-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (274 p.)
• Collana: Novartis Foundation symposium ; ; 268
• Altri autori (Persone): BockGregory; GoodeJamie
• Disciplina: 155.2/32; 591.5
• Soggetti: Aggressiveness - Research; Aggressiveness - Physiological aspects
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: MOLECULAR MECHANISMS INFLUENCING AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOURS; Contents; Participants; Introduction; Some suggestions for revitalizing aggression research; Discussion; Aggressive behaviour: contributions from genes on the Y chromosome; Discussion; Androgen receptor and molecular mechanisms of male-specific gene expression; Discussion; Quantitative trait locus analysis of aggressive behaviours in mice; Discussion; Genes for sex hormone receptors controlling mouse aggression; Discussion; General discussion I; Molecular architecture of pheromone sensing in mammals; Discussion; Serotonergic gene inactivation in mice: models for anxiety and aggression?Discussion; Effects of nitric oxide on the HPA axis and aggression; Discussion; General discussion II; Serotonergic mechanisms in aggression; Discussion; Vasopressin/oxytocin and aggression; Discussion; Typology of human aggression and its biological control; Discussion; Aggression and social behaviour in rhesus monkeys; Discussion; The role of monoamine oxidase A (MAOA) in the aetiology of antisocial behaviour: the importance of gene-environment ; interactions; Discussion; Final discussion; Index of contributors; Subject index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book features scientists from a broad spectrum of disciplines discussing recent data on aggression in laboratory animals with particular reference to possible implications for understanding human aggression. Chapters focus on the major current experimental issues in the study of aggression in humans and animals. The extensive discussions deal with specific problems of interpretation at the molecular level, as well as general issues relating to our understanding of human and animal aggression.