Testosterone and its metabolites modulate 5HT(1A) and 5HT(1B) agonist effects on intermale aggression

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 325-336

  Simon, Neal G ^a   Cologer Clifford, Athena ^a   Lu, Shi Fang ^a   McKenna, Suzanne E ^a   Hu, Shan ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

5HT(1A) receptor; 5HT(1B) receptor; Aggression; Androgen; Estrogen; Mouse; Serotonin; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

2 DIPROPYLAMINO 8 HYDROXYTETRALIN; 4 (4 METHYL 1 PIPERAZINYL) 7 TRIFLUOROMETHYLPYRROLO[1,2 A]QUINOXALINE; ANDROGEN; ANDROSTANOLONE; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ESTROGEN; METRIBOLONE; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN 1A RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN 1B RECEPTOR; TESTOSTERONE;

AGGRESSION; CONFERENCE PAPER; HORMONAL REGULATION; MALE; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM;

EID: 0032441591     PISSN: 01497634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-7634(98)00034-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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