title: Relationship between the serum concentrations of serotonin and lipids and aggression in dogs.
abstract: The serum concentrations of serotonin and lipids--triglycerides, total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein, high density lipoprotein and very low density lipoprotein--were determined in 18 normal dogs and 23 dogs diagnosed as aggressive on the basis of interviews with their owners and an assessment of their behaviour with reference to a canine overt aggression chart. The serum serotonin levels in the aggressive dogs were significantly lower than in the normal dogs (P<0.01), but the differences in serum lipids between the two groups were not statistically significant.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ondokuz Mayis, 55139 Kurupelit, Samsun, Turkey.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cakiroğlu
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Meral
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Sancak
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cifti
mesh_terms: D000374:Aggression; D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000523:psychology*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D012701:Serotonin / Q000097:blood*; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids; D014280:Triglycerides; D012701:Serotonin; D002784:Cholesterol