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Failure to induce aggression in inhibited and in genetically non‐aggressive mice through injections of ethyl alcohol
Author(s) -
Lagerspetz Kirsti M. J.,
Ekqvist Krister
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
aggressive behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.223
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1098-2337
pISSN - 0096-140X
DOI - 10.1002/1098-2337(1978)4:2<105::aid-ab2480040202>3.0.co;2-2
Subject(s) - aggression , ethanol , alcohol , strain (injury) , poison control , pharmacology , psychology , chemistry , medicine , medical emergency , developmental psychology , biochemistry
Two kinds of nonaggressive mice were used as subjects: 1) males from a strain selectively bred for nonaggressiveness (TNA) and 2) males from a strain selectively bred for aggressiveness (TA) but made nonaggressive by defeats in fights. The aggressiveness of neither type of animal was increased by injections of ethyl alcohol in concentrations of 1 gm/kg and 1.5 gm/kg. Three series of experiments were performed. The results were incompatible with the assumption of a general physiological aggression‐heightening effect of ethanol, and also with an assumption of removal by alcohol of learned inhibitions against aggression.

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