Citation

Sentürk S, Yalçın E, Pentürk S. J. Vet. Med. A Physiol. Pathol. Clin. Med. 2003; 50(7): 339-342.

Affiliation

Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Uludag University, 16190, Bursa, Turkey. sezsen71@yahoo.com

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

14633225

Abstract

Serum lipids and lipoprotein concentrations have been associated with dominance aggression in humans. The aim of this study was to investigate the link between serum lipids, including cholesterol, triglyceride, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), total cholesterol (TC) to HDL-C ratio and dominance aggression in dogs. Levels of serum TC, triglyceride and HDL-C were significantly lower in dogs with dominance aggression compared with non-aggressive dogs (P < 0.001). These results suggest that a relationship exists between serum lipid profile and dominance aggression in dogs, and hypocholesterolaemia exists in dogs with dominance aggression.

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