Relationships between serum serotonin and serum lipid levels and aggression in horses
DEUTSCHE TIERARZTLICHE WOCHENSCHRIFT, vol.114, no.1, pp.30-32, 2007 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 114 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2007
- Journal Name: DEUTSCHE TIERARZTLICHE WOCHENSCHRIFT
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.30-32
- Keywords: horse, aggression, serotonin, cholesterol, triglyceride, CHOLESTEROL, BEHAVIOR, VIOLENCE, HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIA, DISORDERS, MEN
- Ankara University Affiliated: No
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.