Hyperalgesia in the setting of anxiety: Sex differences and effects of the oestrous cycle in Wistar rats

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 587-596

  Devall, Adam J ^a   Liu, Zhao Wei ^a   Lovick, Thelma A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Oestrous cycle; Progesterone withdrawal; Rat; Stress induced hyperalgesia; Tail flick reflex

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIESTRUS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HYPERALGESIA; HYPOALGESIA; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRESS INDUCED HYPERALGESIA; TAIL FLICK TEST; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIBRATION;

ANIMALS; ANXIETY; ESTROUS CYCLE; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; PAIN THRESHOLD; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REACTION TIME; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; VIBRATION;

EID: 62549149854     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2008.10.021     Document Type: Article

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