Delayed development of aggressive behavior in castrate isolated male mice

Male mice were castrated at 21–22 days of age. Intact and castrated mice were isolated to induce aggressive behavior. The incidence of fighting between paired nonisolated and isolated mice was measured at 3, 6, 12, and 23 weeks to determine the effect of time of isolation on aggressive behavior. Aft...

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Veröffentlicht in:Hormones and behavior 1977-10, Vol.9 (2), p.107-111
Hauptverfasser: Heilman, R.D., Brugmans, M., Strainer, S.M.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Male mice were castrated at 21–22 days of age. Intact and castrated mice were isolated to induce aggressive behavior. The incidence of fighting between paired nonisolated and isolated mice was measured at 3, 6, 12, and 23 weeks to determine the effect of time of isolation on aggressive behavior. After 3 weeks isolation, 90% of the intact isolated mice fought, but none of the castrate isolated mice fought. Aggressive behavior equivalent to that of intact isolated mice developed in the castrate mice after 23 weeks of isolation. These results suggest that the presence of gonadal androgen is important in expediting the onset of aggressive behavior in isolated mice, but its absence does not preclude its eventual development.
ISSN:0018-506X
1095-6867
DOI:10.1016/0018-506X(77)90077-0