Single opioid administration modifies gonadal steroids in both the CNS and plasma of male rats

Neuroscience

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 929-937

  Ceccarelli, I ^a   De Padova, A M ^a   Fiorenzani, P ^a   Massafra, C ^a   Aloisi, A M ^a  

^a Department of Physiology   (Italy)

Author keywords

CNS; estradiol; opioids; sex hormones; testosterone

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; ESTRADIOL; FENTANYL; MORPHINE; OPIATE; SEX HORMONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TESTOSTERONE; TRAMADOL;

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRAIN LEVEL; BRAIN PERFUSION; DOSE RESPONSE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; RAT STRAIN; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; BUPRENORPHINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOWN-REGULATION; ESTRADIOL; FENTANYL; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HYPOGONADISM; MALE; MORPHINE; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; TRAMADOL;

EID: 33646778169     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2006.02.044     Document Type: Article

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