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Effects of progesterone on production of androgen-dependent aggression-eliciting pheromones were investigated. Two groups of anosmic (non-fighting) castrated mice treated with testosterone or with testosterone and progesterone, respectively, were attacked to the same degree by intact, isolated (fighting) mice while control mice (castrated only) were attacked less. The findings support the idea that progesterone may inhibit androgen-induced aggression via a neural and not via a somatic mechanism.
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