Sex differences in cell proliferation, cell death and defensive behavior following acute predator odor stress in adult rats

Brain Research

Volumn 975, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 22-36

  Falconer, Erin M ^a   Galea, Liisa A M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bromodeoxyuridine; Neurogenesis; Pyknosis; Trimethyl thiazoline; Tritiated thymidine

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; BROXURIDINE; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; THIAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; DENTATE GYRUS; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FECES; FEMALE; MALE; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; ODOR; OVARIECTOMY; PREDATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRESS;

EID: 0038404878     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(03)02542-3     Document Type: Article

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