Brain serotonin deficiency affects female aggression
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-37613-4
Abstract: The neurotransmitter serotonin plays a key role in the control of aggressive behaviour. While so far most studies have investigated variation in serotonin levels, a recently created tryptophan hydroxylase 2 (Tph2) knockout mouse model allows… read more here.
Keywords: female aggression; serotonin; brain serotonin; serotonin deficiency ... See more keywords
Genetically driven brain serotonin deficiency facilitates panic-like escape behavior in mice
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DOI: 10.1038/tp.2017.209
Abstract: Multiple lines of evidence implicate brain serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine; 5-HT) system dysfunction in the pathophysiology of stressor-related and anxiety disorders. Here we investigate the influence of constitutively deficient 5-HT synthesis on stressor-related anxiety-like behaviors using Tryptophan… read more here.
Keywords: anxiety; basolateral nucleus; mice; brain serotonin ... See more keywords