Role of gonadal hormones in formalin-induced pain responses of male rats: Modulation by estradiol and naloxone administration

Neuroscience

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 559-566

  Aloisi, A M ^a   Ceccarelli, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Gonadal hormones; Persistent pain

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FORMALDEHYDE; NALOXONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GONADECTOMY; GROOMING; MALE; NERVE CELL; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CORTICOSTERONE; DISINFECTANTS; ESTRADIOL; FORMALDEHYDE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; ORCHIECTOMY; PAIN; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0032738103     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(99)00445-5     Document Type: Article

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