Behavioral and neurobiological effects of estrogen replacement therapy and a history of triphasic oral contraceptive exposure

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 713-732

  Shively, Carol A ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Females; Monkeys; Monoamines; Sex steroids; Stress

Indexed keywords

CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS LEVONORGESTREL; FENFLURAMINE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PROLACTIN;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SOCIAL STATUS; STRESS;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; AROUSAL; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, SEQUENTIAL; DOMINANCE-SUBORDINATION; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MENOPAUSE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0032419308     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4530(98)00039-0     Document Type: Article

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