Inhibiting progesterone metabolism in the hippocampus of rats in behavioral estrus decreases anxiolytic behaviors and enhances exploratory and antinociceptive behaviors

Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 287-296

  Rhodes, Madeline E ^a   Frye, Cheryl A ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; FINASTERIDE; PROGESTERONE; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; ELTANOLONE; ENZYME INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; ESTRUS CYCLE; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; INTRAHIPPOCAMPAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; PROGESTERONE METABOLISM; RAT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TAIL FLICK TEST; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM; ANIMAL; AROUSAL; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS; FEAR; HUMAN; LONG EVANS RAT; METABOLISM; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; AROUSAL; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ESTRUS; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEAR; FEMALE; FINASTERIDE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; PAIN THRESHOLD; PREGNANOLONE; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS;

EID: 0035469059     PISSN: 15307026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/CABN.1.3.287     Document Type: Article

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