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Anti-estrogen inhibition of testosterone-stimulated aggression in mice

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Testosterone-stimulated intermale aggression in castrated mice can be reversibly inhibited by anti-estrogen administration suggesting that estrogen formation and actions in the brain may be required for testosterone's behavioral actions.

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  1. Department of Neuroscience, University of Florida College of Medicine, 32610, Gainesville, Florida, USA

    W. G. Luttge

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Supported by Grant HD-07049 from the National Institutes of Health. The CI-628 was generously provided by Parke, Davis (Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA).

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Luttge, W.G. Anti-estrogen inhibition of testosterone-stimulated aggression in mice. Experientia 35, 273–274 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01920660

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