Effects of the estrous cycle and ovarian hormones on behavioral indices of anxiety in female rats

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 609-620

  Mora, Sergio ^a   Dussaubat, Nelson ^a   Díaz Véliz, Gabriela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

anxiety; estradiol; estrous cycle; passive avoidance; plus maze; progesterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANIMALS; AROUSAL; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; ESTRADIOL; ESTRUS; FEMALE; MAZE LEARNING; OVARIECTOMY; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0030266388     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4530(96)00015-7     Document Type: Article

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