Relationships between serum serotonin and serum lipid levels, and aggression in horses
Meral, Y.; Cakiroğlu, D.; Sancak, A.A.; Cýftcý, G.; Karabacak, A.
Deutsche Tierärztliche Wochenschrift 114(1): 30-32
2007
ISSN/ISBN: 0341-6593 PMID: 17252934 Document Number: 611854
Levels of serum serotonin and serum lipids--triglyceride, total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein, high-density lipoprotein and very low-density lipoprotein, were determined in normal horses and horses diagnosed with aggression on the basis of a questionnaire survey. Blood serotonin levels in aggressive horses were found to be significantly lower than in non-aggressive horses (P < 0.01), but no association was found with respect to blood lipids.