Citation

Pfaff D, Silver R. Sci STKE 2007; 2007(406): pe55.

Affiliation

Laboratory of Neurobiology and Behavior, Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10021, USA. pfaff@rockvax.rockefeller.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, American Association for the Advancement of Science ; Stanford, CA : Stanford University)

DOI

10.1126/stke.4062007pe55

PMID

17911651

Abstract

Photoperiodic influences on the relations between levels of a steroid hormone and aggressive behavior add a layer of complexity to our ideas about how genes influence behavior. The effects of estrogens on aggression are modulated by day length and involve both genomic and nongenomic routes of hormone action.

Language: en