TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Neuroendocrine regulation of female aggression
JO  - Frontiers in endocrinology
A1  - Oliveira, Vinícius Elias de Moura
A1  - Bakker, Julie
SP  - e957114
EP  - e957114
VL  - 13
IS  - 
N2  - Classically the neurobiology of aggression has been studied exclusively in males. Thus, females have been considered mildly aggressive except during lactation. Interestingly, recent studies in rodents and humans have revealed that non-lactating females can show exacerbated and pathological aggression similarly to males. This review provides an overview of recent findings on the neuroendocrine mechanisms regulating aggressive behavior in females. In particular, the focus will be on novel rodent models of exaggerated aggression established in non-lactating females. Among the neuromodulatory systems influencing female aggression, special attention has been given to sex-steroids and sex-steroid-sensitive neuronal populations (i.e., the core nuclei of the neural pathway of aggression) as well as to the neuropeptides oxytocin and vasopressin which are major players in the regulation of social behaviors.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1664-2392
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2022.957114
ID  - ref1
ER  -