title: Relationships between serum serotonin and serum lipid levels, and aggression in horses.
abstract: Levels of serum serotonin and serum lipids--triglyceride, total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein, high-density lipoprotein and very low-density lipoprotein, were determined in normal horses and horses diagnosed with aggression on the basis of a questionnaire survey. Blood serotonin levels in aggressive horses were found to be significantly lower than in non-aggressive horses (P < 0.01), but no association was found with respect to blood lipids.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ondokuz Mayis, Samsun, Turkey. ymeral@omu.edu.t
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Meral
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cakiroğlu
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Sancak
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cýftcý
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karabacak
mesh_terms: D000374:Aggression; D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006736:Horses / Q000097:blood*; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D012701:Serotonin / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids; D012701:Serotonin