The neurobehavioral effects of phytoestrogens in male Syrian hamsters

Brain Research

Volumn 1016, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 102-110

  Moore, Tim O ^a,c   Karom, Mary ^b   O'Farrell, Laura ^b  

^a MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agonistic behavior; Hamster; Motivation and Emotion; Neural basis of behavior; Phytoestrogen; Soy

Indexed keywords

PHYTOESTROGEN; TESTOSTERONE; VASOPRESSIN V1 RECEPTOR;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HAMSTER; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RECEPTOR BINDING; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; WEANING;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BINDING SITES; BRAIN; CRICETINAE; ISOFLAVONES; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; PHYTOESTROGENS; PLANT PREPARATIONS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REACTION TIME; RECEPTORS, VASOPRESSIN; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 3042607923     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2004.04.073     Document Type: Article

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