title: [Zinc metabolism--a factor in canine aggression?].
abstract: In order to test the hypothesis of zinc-deficiency as a factor in canine aggression, we examined sera of dangerously aggressive dogs and of behaviourally normal (non-aggressive) dogs for their zinc-contents. The results showed distinctly higher zinc-concentrations (mean +/- SD) in aggressive dogs (1.69 +/- 0.49 micrograms/ml) than in normal non aggressive dogs (0.76 +/- 0.16 microgram/ml).
authors.affiliation: Institut für Tierschutz, Tierverhalten und Labortierkunde der Freien Universität Berlin.
authors.forename: Norbert-Christian
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Juhr
authors.forename: Ulrike
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Brand
authors.forename: Dietrich
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Behne
mesh_terms: D000374:Aggression / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004285:Dogs / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D015032:Zinc / Q000097:blood / Q000172:deficiency / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D015032:Zinc