Stress-induced reductions of sensory reactivity in female rats depend on ovarian hormones and the application of a painful stressor

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 532-539

  Beck, Kevin D ^a   Servatius, Richard J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Estrogen; Open field; Progesterone; Sensory reactivity; Startle; Stress

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE DEPENDENCE; LEARNING; MALE; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; OVARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STARTLE REFLEX; STIMULUS RESPONSE; STRESS;

EID: 16244421408     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2004.12.011     Document Type: Article

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