The effect of increased serotonergic neurotransmission on aggression: A critical meta-analytical review of preclinical studies

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 205, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 349-368

  Carrillo, Maria ^a   Ricci, Lesley A ^a   Coppersmith, Glen A ^a   Melloni Jr , Richard H ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Meta analysis; Preclinical; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN; 5,7 DIHYDROXYTRYPTAMINE; CITALOPRAM; FENCLONINE; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE; TRYPTOPHAN; ZIMELDINE;

AGGRESSION; LONG EVANS RAT; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STRESS; WISTAR RAT;

5-HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN; AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, SECOND-GENERATION; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FLUOXETINE; HUMANS; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 67650789371     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: 14322072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-009-1543-2     Document Type: Review

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