Parity and estrogen-administration alter affective behavior of ovariectomized rats

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 93, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 351-356

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

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect; Estrogen; Hippocampus; Neurosteroid; Reproductive experience

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL;

AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LONG EVANS RAT; OVARIECTOMY; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RAT; SWIMMING; TONIC IMMOBILITY;

AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; ESTRADIOL; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; IMMOBILITY RESPONSE, TONIC; OVARIECTOMY; PARITY; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; SWIMMING;

EID: 42449116288     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: 1873507X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2007.09.002     Document Type: Article

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