Sex differences in EEG in adult gonadectomized rats before and after hormonal treatment

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 627-642

  Río Portilla, Del ^a   Ugalde, E ^a   Juarez J ^b   Roldan A ^a   Corsi Cabrera, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

EEG; Gonadectomy; Interhemispheric correlation; Lateralization; Sex differences; Sex hormones

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANOLONE; DRUG VEHICLE; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE PROPIONATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ASYMMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; GONADECTOMY; HORMONAL THERAPY; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; OVARIECTOMY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0345310045     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4530(97)00056-5     Document Type: Article

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