Year: 2006
Type: article
Abstract: Puberty is a developmental period characterized by behavioral and physiological transitions.In male golden hamsters, agonistic behavior undergoes a pubertal transition from play fighting to adult aggression.Previous studies have shown that this behavioral development is not related to increased activity of the HPG axis.Interestingly, repeated social defeat, a stressor that causes daily increases in cortisol, accelerates the pubertal transition from play fighting to adult aggression.This prompted me to study the relationship between glucocorticoids and the development of agonistic behaviors.I
Author: Joel C. Wommack
Language: English
Subfield: Behavioral Neuroscience
Field: Neuroscience
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1848662079