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EVIDENCE of a relationship between pituitary hormones and aggressive behaviour is provided by the observation1 that increased concentrations of the luteinizing hormone (LH), produced either by exogenous administration or by castration, promote aggressive behaviour and dominance in male starlings. Concentrations of pituitary adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH), plasma corticosterone2 and of plasma LH3 are also increased in defeated mice.
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CONNER, R., VERNIKOS-DANELLIS, J. & LEVINE, S. Stress, Fighting and Neuroendocrine Function. Nature 234, 564–566 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/234564a0
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