Self-administration of 3α-androstanediol increases locomotion and analgesia and decreases aggressive behavior of male hamsters

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 415-421

  Frye, Cheryl A ^a   Babson, Alicia ^a   Walf, Alicia A ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Anabolic androgenic androgens; Neurosteroid; Non genomic; Reinforcement; Reward

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANEDIOL;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; HAMSTER; HIPPOCAMPUS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REWARD; ANIMAL; BRAIN; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; METABOLISM; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SYRIAN HAMSTER;

CRICETINAE;

AGGRESSION; ANALGESIA; ANDROSTANE-3,17-DIOL; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CRICETINAE; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; REWARD; SELF ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 33847150143     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2006.05.025     Document Type: Article

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