Relationships between serum serotonin and serum lipid levels, and aggression in horses.
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.
Meral
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Department of Internal Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ondokuz Mayis, Samsun, Turkey. ymeral@omu.edu.t
Cakiroğlu
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Sancak
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Cýftcý
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Karabacak
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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*
D008055:Lipids; D012701:Serotonin