Aromatization of androgens into estrogens reduces response latency to a noxious thermal stimulus in male quail

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 181-189

  Evrard, H C ^a,b   Balthazart, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Aromatization; Estradiol; Pain; Reproduction; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; HOT WATER; RO 838402; T 6292; TAMOXIFEN; TESTOSTERONE; VOROZOLE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AROMATIZATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOT; HEAT; HORMONE ACTION; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUAIL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SPINAL CORD;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; AROMATASE; AROMATASE INHIBITORS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; COTURNIX; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN ANTAGONISTS; HEAT; MALE; PERCEPTION; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REACTION TIME; TAMOXIFEN; TESTOSTERONE; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 1842418802     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2003.09.014     Document Type: Article

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