Sex and estrous cycle differences in the behavioral effects of high-strength static magnetic fields: Role of ovarian steroids

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 290, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Cason, Angie M ^a   DenBleyker, Megan ^a   Ferrence, Kimberly ^a   Smith, James C ^a   Houpt, Thomas A ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conditioned taste aversion; Estrogen; Locomotor circling; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; SACCHARIN; STEROID; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CIRCLING BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN THERAPY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; LOCOMOTION; MAGNETIC FIELD; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; RAT; REARING; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASTE AVERSION; ANIMAL; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; METABOLISM; OVARY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ESTROGENS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; OVARY; PROGESTERONE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEX FACTORS; STEROIDS;

EID: 33645401107     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: 15221490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00305.2005     Document Type: Article

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