The active phase-related increase in corticosterone and aggression are linked

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 431-436

  Haller, J ^a   Millar, S ^b   Van De Schraaf, J V J ^b   De Kloet, R E ^b   Kruk, M R ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aggression; Corticosterone; Day night rhythm; Mineralocorticoid receptor; Rat

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; MINERALOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; SPIRONOLACTONE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOSTERONE RELEASE; DARKNESS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CORTICOSTERONE; DARKNESS; KINETICS; LIGHT; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, MINERALOCORTICOID; SPIRONOLACTONE; TERRITORIALITY;

EID: 0034050955     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.2000.00470.x     Document Type: Article

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