Phenylacetic acid production in dominant and non-dominant vervet monkeys.
Free and conjugated plasma phenylacetic acid concentrations were significantly higher in dominant male vervet monkeys than in non-dominant males living in stable social groups. These findings may be connected with an earlier observation that plasma from aggressive human psychopaths contains higher concentrations of phenylacetic acid than non-aggressive controls; whether they reflect an increased production of phenylethylamine is still unknown.
D000818:Animals; D002521:Cercopithecus / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D010648:Phenylacetates / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000097:blood; D012930:Social Dominance
D010648:Phenylacetates; C025136:phenylacetic acid