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Differential responses to serotonin receptor ligands in an impulsive-aggressive phenotype.
Behavioral neuroscience - 1 Aug 2010
Cervantes M Catalina, Biggs Emily A, Delville Yvon
Abstract excerpt
Offensive aggression in golden hamsters is inhibited by 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT)1A receptors and facilitated by 5-HT3 receptor activation. As such, we sought to determine whether these receptors function similarly between animals expressing an impulsive-aggressive phenotype, as compared to normal animals. Animals were screened for aggressive and impulsive choice behaviors and categorized into Low-Aggression...
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