Nandrolone decanoate has long-term effects on dominance in a competitive situation in male rats

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 45-51

  Lindqvist, Ann Sophie ^a   Fahlke, Claudia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anabolic androgenic steroids; Dominance; Intermale social aggression; Long term effect; Nandrolone decanoate

Indexed keywords

NANDROLONE DECANOATE; OIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMINANCE BEHAVIOR; DRINKING; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REFLEX; SEXUAL MATURATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WATER DEPRIVATION;

EID: 11844296663     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2004.10.012     Document Type: Article

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