Influences of ovariectomy and continuous replacement of 17β-estradiol on the tail skin temperature and behavior in the forced swimming test in rats

Japanese Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 93-96

  Okada, Mikiko ^a   Hayashi, Naoyuki ^a   Kometani, Motohiko ^a   Nakao, Kenzo ^a   Inukai, Toshiya ^a  

^a CIBA GEIGY LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Forced swimming test; Ovariectomy; Tail skin temperature

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; MAPROTILINE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; IMMOBILIZATION; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; POSTMENOPAUSE; RAT; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TAIL;

EID: 0031048341     PISSN: 00215198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1254/jjp.73.93     Document Type: Article

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