Effects of estrogen on activity and fear-related behaviors in mice

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 472-482

  Morgan, M A ^a   Pfaff, D W ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity; Estrogen; Fear; Mice

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; ESTROGEN;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEAR; FEMALE; LEARNING; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MAZE TEST; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; OVARIECTOMY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREADMILL;

EID: 0035203774     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/hbeh.2001.1716     Document Type: Article

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