Androgen inhibits neurotransmitter turnover in the medial prefrontal cortex of the rat following exposure to a novel environment

Brain Research

Volumn 751, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 131-138

  Handa, Robert J ^a   Hejna, George M ^a   Lorens, Stanley A ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

3,4 dihydroxyphenylalanine; 3 methoxy 4 hydroxyphenylglycol; dihydrotestosterone; dopamine; estrogen; high performance liquid chromatography; homovanillic acid; hydroxyi ndole acetic acid; norepinephrine; prefrontal cortex; serotonin

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTANOLONE; DOPAMINE; ESTRADIOL; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GONADECTOMY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; MONOAMINE METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRESS; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030956531     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(96)01394-7     Document Type: Article

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