Testosterone self-administration in female hamsters

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 221-229

  Triemstra, Jennifer L ^a   Wood, Ruth I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anabolic steroids; Androgens; Reward; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ESTROGEN; STEROID; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; APPARATUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; ESTROGEN THERAPY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HAMSTER; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MALE; MATING; NONHUMAN; NOSE; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STIMULATION; TIME;

ANABOLIC AGENTS; ANIMALS; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; CRICETINAE; ESTROGENS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; OVARIECTOMY; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF ADMINISTRATION; SEX FACTORS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 4043112141     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2004.02.010     Document Type: Article

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