Prior treatment with estrogen attenuates the effects of the 5-HT(1A) agonist, 8-OH-DPAT, on lordosis behavior

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 145-152

  Jackson, Astra ^a   Uphouse, Lynda ^a  

^a TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 DIPROPYLAMINO 8 HYDROXYTETRALIN; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; ESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LORDOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030175654     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/hbeh.1996.0018     Document Type: Article

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