The role of social isolation in the effects of alcohol on corticosterone and testosterone levels of alcohol-preferring and non-preferring rats

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 33-38

  Apter, Susanna J ^a   Eriksson, C J Peter ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ALCOHOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; HORMONE ACTION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CORTICOSTERONE; ETHANOL; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; RATS; SOCIAL ISOLATION; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 30744441879     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agh220     Document Type: Article

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