Mean genes and the biology of aggression: A critical review of recent animal and human research

Journal of Neurogenetics

Volumn 11, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 1-43

  Balaban, Evan ^a,c   Alper, Joseph S ^b   Kasamon, Yvette L ^a,d  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^c NEUROSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

5 HIAA; Impulsive behavior; Meta analysis; Psychiatry; Serotonin; Violent behavior

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; SEROTONIN;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDER; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; VIOLENCE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; HUMANS; HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; SEROTONIN; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0030307569     PISSN: 01677063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01677069609107061     Document Type: Review

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