Aluminum-induced testosterone decrease results in physiological and behavioral changes in male mice

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 201-208

  Abu Taweel, Gasem M ^a   Ajarem, Jamaan S ^b   Ebaid, Hossam ^b,c  

^a IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c El Minia University ^*  (Egypt)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Social behavior; Standard opponent test; Swiss webster mice; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ALUMINUM; DOPAMINE; SEROTONIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ACETYLCHOLINE BRAIN LEVEL; AGGRESSION; ANDROGEN DEFICIENCY; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINE BRAIN LEVEL; MALE; MOUSE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; SEROTONIN BRAIN LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

MUS;

EID: 79251486706     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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