Prepubertal social subjugation and anabolic androgenic steroid-induced aggression in male rats

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 997-1005

  Cunningham, R L ^a   McGinnis, Marilyn Y ^a  

^a Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Corticosterone; Physical provocation; Ppen field; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANABOLIC AGENT; ANDROGEN;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; EARLY LIFE STRESS; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION; RAT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

AGGRESSION; ANABOLIC AGENTS; ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; CORTICOSTERONE; DOMINANCE-SUBORDINATION; MALE; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; SEXUAL MATURATION; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; STEROIDS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 48049108497     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2008.01756.x     Document Type: Article

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