Relationship between the serum concentrations of serotonin and lipids and aggression in dogs |
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Authors: | Cakiroğlu D Meral Y Sancak A A Cifti G |
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Affiliation: | Department of Internal Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ondokuz Mayis, 55139 Kurupelit, Samsun, Turkey. |
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Abstract: | The serum concentrations of serotonin and lipids--triglycerides, total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein, high density lipoprotein and very low density lipoprotein--were determined in 18 normal dogs and 23 dogs diagnosed as aggressive on the basis of interviews with their owners and an assessment of their behaviour with reference to a canine overt aggression chart. The serum serotonin levels in the aggressive dogs were significantly lower than in the normal dogs (P<0.01), but the differences in serum lipids between the two groups were not statistically significant. |
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