The evolution of violence in men: The function of central cholesterol and serotonin

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 391-397

  Wallner, Bernard ^a   Machatschke, Ivo H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Evolution; Hostile aggression; Male humans; Paternal care; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; NEUROTRANSMITTER; SEROTONIN; TESTOSTERONE; TRYPTOPHAN;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGGRESSION; CHOLESTEROL DIET; CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENERGY RESOURCE; EVOLUTION; EXOCYTOSIS; FOOD; GENE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; HOMINID; HUMAN; MALE; MEMBRANE VESICLE; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SEROTONIN METABOLISM; SEROTONIN UPTAKE; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLC6A4 GENE; STARVATION; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; VIOLENCE;

BRAIN; CHOLESTEROL; HUMANS; MALE; SEROTONIN; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 62849127332     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2009.02.006     Document Type: Review

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