Exogenous cortisol enhances aggressive behavior in females, but not in males

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1034-1044

  Böhnke, Robina ^a   Bertsch, Katja ^a   Kruk, Menno R ^b   Richter, Steffen ^a   Naumann, Ewald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aggression; Cortisol; Cortisol awakening response; Gender differences; HPA axis; Taylor Aggression Paradigm

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGGRESSION; ANGER; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA LEVEL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; SALIVA; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954955728     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2010.01.004     Document Type: Article

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