Anti-nociception following exposure to trimethylthiazoline, peripheral or intra-amygdala estrogen and/or progesterone

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 144, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 77-85

  Walf, Alicia A ^a   Frye, Cheryl A ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Allopregnanolone; Neurosteroid; Non genomic; Predator odor; Progestin; Stress induced analgesia; Tailflick

Indexed keywords

ANTINOCICEPTIVE AGENT; ESTRADIOL; NALOXONE; OPIATE ANTAGONIST; PROGESTERONE; TRIMETHYLTHIAZOLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EXPOSURE; FEMALE; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; ODOR CONTROL; OVARIECTOMY; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPECIES COMPARISON; TAIL FLICK TEST;

EID: 0042388371     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4328(03)00067-6     Document Type: Article

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