Gender differences in predator induced pain perception in rats

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 270-272

  Sudhakar, H H ^a   Venkatesh, D ^a,b  

^a KEMPEGOWDA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b VYDEHI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES AND RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HORMONES; RADIANT HEATING; TISSUE;

PAIN PERCEPTION;

SENSORY PERCEPTION;

ESTROGEN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; FEMALE; MALE; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; MALE; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; RATS; SEX FACTORS; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0037333578     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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