Relative role of neural substrates in the aggressive behavior of rats

Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 357-368

  Patil, Shrirang N ^a   Brid, Shivaji V ^b  

^a Sciences University   (India)

^b JJM Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

composite aggression score; intermale social aggression; rat brain; stereotaxy lesions

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; CELL FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MEDIAL ACCUMBENS; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RAT; SEPTUM; SOCIAL AGGRESSION; STEREOTACTIC PROCEDURE; STRIA TERMINALIS;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; MALE; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PREOPTIC AREA; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEPTUM OF BRAIN; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 79951625793     PISSN: 07926855     EISSN: 21910286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JBCPP.2010.21.4.357     Document Type: Article

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