Vol. 30 (1) 2009 Neuro endocrinology letters

Brain levels of GABA, glutamate and aspartate in sociable, aggressive and timid mice: an in vivo microdialysis study.

OBJECTIVES: Some individually-housed male mice behave aggressively during encounters with strange males, while others are timid or sociable in the same situation. The objective of the present study was to examine concentrations of glutamate, aspartate, and GABA in the brain of aggressive, timid, and sociable mice.

METHODS.....