Differential effects of exogenous and endogenous estrogen on anxiety as measured by elevated T-maze in relation to the serotonergic system

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 198, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 142-148

  Pandaranandaka, Jantarima ^a   Poonyachoti, Sutthasinee ^b   Kalandakanond Thongsong, Sarinee ^b  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Elevated T maze; Estrogen; Generalized anxiety disorder; Ovariectomized rats; Panic disorder; Proestrous rats; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; ANTIPANIC AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; OPEN FIELD TEST; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; TASK PERFORMANCE; UTERUS WEIGHT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANXIETY; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BRAIN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; MAZE LEARNING; MESENCEPHALON; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; OVARIECTOMY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; TIME FACTORS; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE;

EID: 58549083111     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2008.10.043     Document Type: Article

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