[Testosterone and thyroid hormones in blood plasma of rats with submissive and aggressive type of behavior].
The levels of testosterone and thyroid hormones have been investigated in male rats with aggressive and submissive behaviors. An increase of testosterone in aggressive rats and the decrease of that in submissive ones were found when compared with the steady males. No change in the thyroxin level was detected. The level of T3 was not changed in males with aggressive behavior, but it was decreased in submissive rats.
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D000374:Aggression / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D004291:Dominance-Subordination; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood*; D013963:Thyroid Hormones / Q000097:blood*
D013963:Thyroid Hormones; D013739:Testosterone