Effects of GH deficiency and GH replacement on inter-male aggressiveness in mice

Growth Hormone and IGF Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 76-80

  Sagazio, Alessia ^a   Shohreh, Rugia ^a   Salvatori, Roberto ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggressive behavior; GHRH knock out; Growth hormone; IGF I

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; RECOMBINANT GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN; TESTOSTERONE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HETEROZYGOSITY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; GROWTH HORMONE; MALE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 79955471365     PISSN: 10966374     EISSN: 15322238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ghir.2011.01.002     Document Type: Article

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