Sex differences in rats: Effects of chronic stress on sympathetic system and anxiety

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 363-369

  Renard, G M ^a   Suarez M M ^a   Levin, G M ^b   Rivarola, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^b HOSPITAL DE NIÑOS RICARDO GUTIÉRREZ   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Epinephrine; Functional sex differences; Maternal deprivation; Norepinephrine; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; NORADRENALIN;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEPARATION ANXIETY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRESS;

EID: 20544474484     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2005.05.003     Document Type: Article

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