Effects of prolonged exposure to anabolic steroids on the behavior of male and female mice

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 329-334

  Bronson, F H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

aggression; anabolic androgenic steroids; ejaculation; mice; running wheel activity; sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

ANABOLIC AGENT; ANDROGEN; METHYLTESTOSTERONE; NORETHANDROLONE; STEROID; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE CIPIONATE;

AGGRESSIVENESS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CAPSULE; EJACULATION; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GONAD; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PHARMACEUTICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030027083     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0091-3057(95)02030-6     Document Type: Article

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