Blood concentrations of serotonin, cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone in aggressive dogs

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 123, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 124-130

  Rosado, Belén ^a   García Belenguer, Sylvia ^a   León, Marta ^b   Chacón, Gema ^a   Villegas, Ainara ^a   Palacio, Jorge ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMA GMBH AND CO KG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aggression; Cortisol; Dehydroepiandrosterone; Dog; Serotonin; Stress

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BLOOD; CANID; HORMONE;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 76449108948     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2010.01.009     Document Type: Article

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