Abrupt rather than gradual hormonal changes induce postpartum blues-like behavior in rats

Life Sciences

Volumn 84, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 69-74

  Doornbos, Bennard ^a   Fokkema, Dirk S ^a   Molhoek, Margo ^a   Tanke, Marit A C ^a   Postema, Folkert ^a   Korf, Jakob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acoustic startle; Animal model; Anxiety; Estrogen; HPA axis; Postpartum blues; Progesterone; Silastic implants; Stress

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; ESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE; PROTEIN C FOS; SEX HORMONE;

ACOUSTIC REFLEX; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMPLANTATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PUERPERIUM; RAT; STARTLE REFLEX; TUBE REMOVAL;

ANIMALS; ANXIETY; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MOOD DISORDERS; PROGESTERONE; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; STARTLE REACTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

ANIMALIA; POLYOMMATINAE; RATTUS;

EID: 58049083842     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2008.10.014     Document Type: Article

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