Sexual dimorphism in rats: effects of early maternal separation and variable chronic stress on pituitary-adrenal axis and behavior

International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 373-379

  Renard, Georgina M ^a   Rivarola, M Angélica ^a   Suárez, Marta M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

ACTH; Corticosterone; Maternal separation; Open field; Sexual dimorphism; Variable chronic stress

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MATERNAL DEPRIVATION; MOBILIZATION; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CORTICOSTERONE; DEFECATION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; MATERNAL DEPRIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 35748937383     PISSN: 07365748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2007.07.001     Document Type: Article

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