Estrous cycle influences the response of female rats in the elevated plus-maze test

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 74, Issue 4-5, 2001, Pages 435-440

  Marcondes, Fernanda Klein ^a   Miguel, Katia Jacqueline ^a   Melo, Liana Lins ^a   Spadari Bratfisch, Regina Célia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Elevated plus maze test; Estradiol; Estrous cycle; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIESTRUS; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; MALE; MAZE TEST; METESTRUS; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROESTRUS; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RAT;

EID: 0035851899     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(01)00593-5     Document Type: Article

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