Long-term ovariectomy changes formalin-induced licking in female rats: The role of estrogens

Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

Volumn 1, Issue , 2003, Pages

  Ceccarelli, Ilaria ^a   Fiorenzani, Paolo ^a   Massafra, Cosimo ^a   Aloisi, Anna Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Formalin Test; Gonadal hormones; Ovariectomy; Pain; Planter Test

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; FORMALDEHYDE; SEX HORMONE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HINDLIMB; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; LICKING; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PAIN THRESHOLD; RAT; THERMAL STIMULATION; ANIMAL; BLOOD; BRAIN; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; HYPERALGESIA; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPINAL CORD; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CORTICOSTERONE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; FORMALDEHYDE; HINDLIMB; HYPERALGESIA; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; OVARIECTOMY; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 4344564013     PISSN: 14777827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-24     Document Type: Article

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