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Summers, C. H., Watt, M. J., Ling, T. L., Forster, G. L., Carpenter, R. E., & Korzan, W. J., et al. (2005). Glucocorticoid interaction with aggression in non-mammalian vertebrates: reciprocal action. European Journal of Pharmacology, 526(1-3), 21–35.
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Categories: General Keywords: Echsen = saurians, Physiologie = physiology, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises, Stress = stress, Verhalten = ethology Creators: Carpenter, Forster, Korzan, Ling, Lukkes, Øverli, Summers, Watt Collection: European Journal of Pharmacology |
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Socially aggressive interaction is stressful, and as such, glucocorticoids are typically secreted during aggressive interaction in a variety of vertebrates, which may both potentiate and inhibit aggression. The behavioral relationship between corticosterone and/or cortisol in non-mammalian (as well as mammalian) vertebrates is dependent on timing, magnitude, context, and coordination of physiological and behavioral responses. Chronically elevated plasma glucocorticoids reliably inhibit aggressive behavior, consistent with an evolutionarily adaptive behavioral strategy among subordinate and submissive individuals. Acute elevation of plasma glucocorticoids may either promote an actively aggressive response via action in specialized local regions of the brain such as the anterior hypothalamus, or is permissive to escalated aggression and/or activity. Although the permissive effect of glucocorticoids on aggression does not suggest an active role for the hormone, the corticosteroids may be necessary for full expression of aggressive behavior, as in the lizard Anolis carolinensis. These effects suggest that short-term stress may generally be best counteracted by an actively aggressive response, at least for socially dominant proactive individuals. An acute and active response may be evolutionarily maladaptive under chronic, uncontrollable and unpredictable circumstances. It appears that subordinate reactive individuals often produce compulsorily chronic responses that inhibit aggression and promote submissive behavior. 1. Aggression is stressful 1.1. Overlapping neural circuitry 1.2. Social rank 2. Glucocorticoid response to aggression 3. Aggression mediated by glucocorticoid action 3.1. Predisposition for aggression—glucocorticoid influence 3.2. Glucocorticoids stimulate or limit aggression 4. Glucocorticoids influence neurotransmitters that regulate aggression 4.1. Glucocorticoid influence on 5-HT 4.2. Glucocorticoid influence on vasopressin or vasotocin 4.3. Glucocorticoid influence on GABA 4.4. Glucocorticoid influence on glutamate systems 5. Reciprocal integration and timing 6. Conclusions Acknowledgements References
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