Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) decreases open-field spontaneous activity of Zucker rats

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 725-731

  Nguyen, Thu ^a   Porter, Johnny ^a   Svec, Frank ^a  

^a Obesity Research Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity; d Fenfluramine; Dehydroepiandrosterone; Neurotransmitters in brain

Indexed keywords

NEUROSTEROID; PRASTERONE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; MALE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032754548     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(99)00132-8     Document Type: Article

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