Arginine vasotocin regulates social ascent in the African cichlid fish Astatotilapia burtoni

Highlights • Exogenous arginine vasotocin induced a behavioral and physiological stress response. • An AVT antagonist did not affect established subordinate or dominant males. • Circulating cortisol is higher in ascending males compared to socially stable males. • Brain AVT receptor expression was i...

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Published in:General and comparative endocrinology 2015-02, Vol.212, p.106-113
Main Authors: Huffman, Lin S, Hinz, Flora I, Wojcik, Sophie, Aubin-Horth, Nadia, Hofmann, Hans A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aggression
Animals
Astatotilapia burtoni
Behavior, Animal - drug effects
Brain - metabolism
Cichlidae
Cichlids - physiology
Dominance-Subordination
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Freshwater
Hydrocortisone - blood
Male
Manning compound
Nonapeptides
Plasticity
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
Receptors, Vasopressin - genetics
Receptors, Vasopressin - metabolism
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
RNA, Messenger - genetics
Social dominance
Stress, Psychological - etiology
Stress, Psychological - metabolism
Teleostei
Vasoconstrictor Agents - pharmacology
Vasotocin - pharmacology
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Summary:Highlights • Exogenous arginine vasotocin induced a behavioral and physiological stress response. • An AVT antagonist did not affect established subordinate or dominant males. • Circulating cortisol is higher in ascending males compared to socially stable males. • Brain AVT receptor expression was increased in ascending males.
ISSN:0016-6480
1095-6840
DOI:10.1016/j.ygcen.2014.03.004