Sex differences in locomotor activity following β-endorphin in the ventrolateral periaqueductal gray

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 595-598

  Krzanowska, Eliza ^a   Bodnar, Richard J ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory activity; Sex differences; Stereotypic activity; Ventrolateral periaqueductal gray; Endorphin

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; MORPHINE; OPIATE AGONIST; OPIATE RECEPTOR;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS; FEMALE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOBILIZATION; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STEREOTYPY;

EID: 0034011012     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(99)00242-5     Document Type: Article

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