Serotonin and aggressive behavior in rodents and nonhuman primates: predispositions and plasticity.

doi:10.1016/j.ejphar.2005.10.002

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Serotonin and aggressive behavior in rodents and nonhuman primates: predispositions and plasticity.

European journal of pharmacology - 5 Dec 2005

Ferrari Pier Francesco, Palanza Paola, Parmigiani Stefano, de Almeida Rosa M M, Miczek Klaus A

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This review analyzes psychosocial and genetic determinants of aggressive behavior in rodents and nonhuman primates and the role of the serotonin (5-HT) system on aggressive behaviors in order to trace possible evolutionary common origins between psychopathological and adaptive forms of aggression. Studies in primates suggest that deficit in serotonin activity, as indicated by the levels of the cerebrospinal fluid...

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Aggression
Animals
Cercopithecidae
Environment
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Mice
Models, Biological
Rats
Serotonin

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PMID: 16289029
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2005.10.002

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