Repeated nociceptive stimulation induces different behavioral and neuronal responses in intact and gonadectomized female rats

Brain Research

Volumn 1106, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 142-149

  Ceccarelli, Ilaria ^a   Fiorenzani, Paolo ^a   Massafra, Cosimo ^a   Aloisi, Anna Maria ^a  

^a Department of Physiology   (Italy)

Author keywords

c Fos; Central nervous system; Female gonadal hormones; Formalin test; Pain

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; PROTEIN C FOS; SEX HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GONADECTOMY; HYPOTHALAMUS; LICKING; NERVE CELL; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; NEURONS; NOCICEPTORS; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REACTION TIME; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; UP-REGULATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33746674349     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2006.05.089     Document Type: Article

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