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... pain-induced defensive responses in rats fRodgers and DepauTis, 19821, aggressive responses in mice ;Puglisi-Allegra and Mandel, 19801, and muricidal behavior in rats ;Delini-Stula and Vassout, 1978J. Under conditions in which normally no aggressive behavior is likely, the GABA agonist THIP j4,5,6,7tetrahydroisoxazolot5,4-cipyridin-3-01 HC1)
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  • aggressive behavior
  • muricidal behavior
  • violent behavior
  • maternal aggression
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  • muricidal rats
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  • gaba concentrations

  • gaba receptor
  • killer rats


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