Progesterone does not inhibit aggression induced by testosterone metabolites in castrated male mice

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 22-25

  Gravance, Curtis G ^a   Casey, Patrick J ^a   Erpino, Michael J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANOLONE; ESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0029970998     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/hbeh.1996.0004     Document Type: Article

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