Social suppression in nonreproductive female Damaraland mole-rats, Cryptomys damarensis: No apparent role for endogenous opioid peptides

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 115-125

  Molteno, Andrew J ^a   Bennett, Nigel C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Luteinizing hormone; Mole rats; Naloxone; Suppression; endorphins

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NALOXONE; OPIATE PEPTIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; INFERTILITY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MOLE RAT; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0036195145     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/hbeh.2001.1743     Document Type: Article

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