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Involvement of brain serotonin 5-HT1A receptors in genetic predisposition to aggressive behavior.
Neuroscience and behavioral physiology - 1 Jul 2007
Popova N K, Naumenko V S, Plyusnina I Z
Abstract excerpt
Experiments were performed on Norwegian rats selected over more than 59 generations for high and low levels of high-affective defensive aggressivity and on highly aggressive (offensive) Tg8 mice with irreversible monoamine oxidase A knockout. There were significant differences in the functional state and expression of 5-HT(1A) receptors between highly aggressive and non-aggressive animals. Functional activity...
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