Effects of Social Conflict on POMC-Derived Peptides and Glucocorticoids in Male Golden Hamsters

Abstract

The effects of fighting and footshock on circulating adrenocorticotropin, cortisol, corticosterone, beta-endorphin, and beta- lipotropin were examined. In the first experiment, catheterized males were paired with large ovariectomized females for 15 min. Submissive males exhibited significant increases in plasma ACTH, cortisol, corticosterone, and B-EP. In the second experiment, two males were paired to determine whether the hormonal response in submissive animals was different from that in dominant hamsters. The pattern and magnitude of the hormonal response was also compared to that following a commonly used stressor -. Footshock was associated with large increases in each of the plasma hormones measured. Keywords: Aggression; Agnostic behavior; Hamsters; Adrenocorticotropin; Cortisol; Beta-endorphin; Stress.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA224106

Entities

People

  • Bradford N. Bunnell
  • Edward H. Mougey
  • James L. Meyerhoff
  • Kim L. Huhman

Organizations

  • Walter Reed Army Institute of Research

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adrenal Glands
  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Animals
  • Blood
  • Brain
  • Endocrine Glands
  • Glands
  • Gonadal Hormones
  • Hormones
  • Human Behavior
  • New York
  • Observers
  • Peptides
  • Physiology
  • Pituitary And Hypothalamic Hormones And Analogues
  • Pituitary Glands
  • Veins

Fields of Study

  • Biology
  • Psychology

Readers

  • Cardiovascular Physiology