Characteristics of behavior and stress reactivity of the hypophyseal-adrenocortical system in rats with prenatal inhibition of testosterone metabolism

Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 53-58

  Pivina, S G ^a   Akulova, V K ^a   Ordyan, N E ^a  

^a PAVLOV INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Anxiety levels; Behavior; Corticosterone; Prenatal administration of ATD

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTA 1,4,6 TRIENE 3,17 DIONE; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; AROMATIZATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; GROOMING; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL PERIOD; PROGENY; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRESS; TESTOSTERONE METABOLISM; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ANDROSTATRIENES; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CORTICOSTERONE; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; SEX FACTORS; STRESS;

EID: 33845770932     PISSN: 00970549     EISSN: 1573899X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11055-007-0149-6     Document Type: Article

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