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Ethopharmacology of Hypothalamic Aggression in the Rat

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Book cover Ethopharmacology of Agonistic Behaviour in Animals and Humans

Part of the book series: Topics in the Neurosciences ((TNSC,volume 7))

Abstract

An ethopharmacological study of hypothalamic aggression may seem a little paradoxical, as essentially an artificially-induced response is studied using ethological methods, which stress the importance of studying natural behaviour in a natural environment. An attempt will be made to show, however, that an ethopharmacological study of hypothalamic responses is worthwhile for both behavioural pharmacology and ethology.

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  1. Ethopharmacology Group, Dept. of Pharmacology, Sylvius Laboratories, Leiden University, Wassenaarseweg 72, 2333 AL, Leiden, The Netherlands

    M. R. Kruk, A. M. Van der Poel, J. H. C. M. Lammers, Th. Hagg, A. M. D. M. De Hey & S. Oostwegel

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Kruk, M.R., Van der Poel, A.M., Lammers, J.H.C.M., Hagg, T., De Hey, A.M.D.M., Oostwegel, S. (1987). Ethopharmacology of Hypothalamic Aggression in the Rat. In: Olivier, B., Mos, J., Brain, P.F. (eds) Ethopharmacology of Agonistic Behaviour in Animals and Humans. Topics in the Neurosciences, vol 7. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3359-0_3

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