Role of estradiol withdrawal in 'anhedonic' sucrose consumption: A model of postpartum depression

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 259-265

  Green, Amanda D ^a   Barr, Alasdair M ^b   Galea, Liisa A M ^a  

^a Department of Psychology   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anhedonia; Estradiol withdrawal; Hormone simulated pregnancy; Imipramine; Postpartum depression; Progesterone; Sucrose consumption; Sucrose preference

Indexed keywords

DIARYLPROPIONITRILE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; IMIPRAMINE; PROGESTERONE; SELECTIVE ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATOR; SUCROSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANHEDONIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RAT; SUGAR INTAKE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BODY WEIGHT; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTES; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; IMIPRAMINE; NITRILES; OVARIECTOMY; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PROPIONATES; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; SUCROSE; SWEETENING AGENTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 64549160196     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2009.02.020     Document Type: Article

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