Anti-estrogen inhibition of testosterone-stimulated aggression in mice
- 1 February 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
- Vol. 35 (2) , 273-274
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01920660
Abstract
Summary Testosterone-stimulated intermale aggression in castrated mice can be reversibly inhibited by anti-estrogen administration suggesting that estrogen formation and actions in the brain may be required for testosterone's behavioral actions.Keywords
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