Ketanserin and anxiety levels: Influence of gender, estrous cycle, ovariectomy and ovarian hormones in female rats

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 637-642

  Díaz Véliz, Gabriela ^a   Alarcón, Tatiana ^a   Espinoza, Claudia ^a   Dussaubat, Nelson ^a   Mora, Sergio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Elevated plus maze; Estradiol; Estrous cycle; Ketanserin; Passive avoidance; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; KETANSERIN; PROGESTERONE; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0342378101     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(97)90004-6     Document Type: Article

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