Serum estradiol levels and ethanol-induced aggression

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 785-791

  Hilakivi Clarke, Leena ^a   Raygada, Margarita ^a   Cho, Elizabeth ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Estradiol; Ethanol; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ESTRADIOL; TESTOSTERONE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; ESTRADIOL; ETHANOL; MALE; MICE; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0030770206     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(97)00035-X     Document Type: Article

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