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... Accordingly, it would appear that the most promising lines of research in the study of the neurobiology of aggression lie in attempting to obtain answers to these critical questions. Certainly, a thorough understanding of the neuropharmacology of aggressive behavior and the substrates at which transmitters act along the limbic-midbrain axis will be required before any attempts at rational pharmacologic intervention strategies for the control of human aggression based on this work can be considered.
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  • aggressive behavior
  • predatory attack
  • biting attack
  • affective defense
  • human aggression

  • animal models
  • quiet biting
  • defense behavior


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