Relationships between serum serotonin and serum lipid levels and aggression in horses

Meral Y., Cakiroglu D., Sancak A. A., Cyftcy G., Karabacak A.

DEUTSCHE TIERARZTLICHE WOCHENSCHRIFT, vol.114, no.1, pp.30-32, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 114 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Journal Name: DEUTSCHE TIERARZTLICHE WOCHENSCHRIFT
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)
  • Page Numbers: pp.30-32
  • Keywords: horse, aggression, serotonin, cholesterol, triglyceride, CHOLESTEROL, BEHAVIOR, VIOLENCE, HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIA, DISORDERS, MEN
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

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.