TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1977//
TI  - Progestagen effects on elicitation of aggressive behaviour in male mice
JO  - Journal of endocrinology
A1  - Soares, M. J.
A1  - Kalberer, W. D.
A1  - Erpino, M. J.
SP  - 507
EP  - 510
VL  - 73
IS  - 3
N2  - The effects of progestagen on elicitation of aggressive behavior in male mice were tested. 48 mice were divided as follows: 1) 16 mice used as pheromone testers; 2) 24 mice bilaterally gonadectomized and subcutaneously implanted with either 20 mg testosterone (T), T + progesterone (P), or control beads; and 3) 8 mice sham-castrated and implanted with control beads. 4 days after the beginning of replacement therapy the treated mice were placed on an 18-hour food deprivation schedule in preparation for olfaction tests. A mouse was considered nonaggressive if response was absent (locating a food pellet) within 5 minutes. Zinc sulphate was administered intranasally to produce a peripheral olfactory dysfunction and produce anosmia. P failed to interfere with the actions of T in the production of aggression-eliciting pheromones and in the maintenance of the preputial and seminal vesicle-coagulating glands. Mice which were only castrated were attacked less than either T-treated or T + P-treated mice.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-0795
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -