Genetic determination of aggressive behavior and brain cyclic AMP

Psychopharmacol Commun. 1975;1(1):99-107.

Abstract

Inbred mouse strains exhibit differences in brain cyclic AMP concentrations. In two mouse strains, we have shown that both the tendency for aggressive attack and high brain cyclic AMP content are inherited as recessive traits and that these traits maintain a close association in segregating generations.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Aggression*
  • Animals
  • Brain Chemistry*
  • Cyclic AMP / analysis*
  • Genetics, Behavioral
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred A
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Mice, Inbred CBA
  • Molecular Biology

Substances

  • Cyclic AMP