Effects of long-term exposure of lemon essential oil odor on behavioral, hormonal and neuronal parameters in male and female rats

Brain Research

Volumn 1001, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 78-86

  Ceccarelli, Ilaria ^a   Lariviere, William R ^a   Fiorenzani, Paolo ^a   Sacerdote, Paola ^b   Aloisi, Anna Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lemon essential oil; Rat; EP

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; CORTICOSTERONE; ESSENTIAL OIL; FORMALDEHYDE; LEMON OIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRAIN REGION; CAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FEMALE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HYPOTHALAMUS; LEMON; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEASUREMENT; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; ODOR; PAIN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STIMULATION; THERMAL STIMULATION;

EID: 1242269972     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2003.10.063     Document Type: Article

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