Progestogens and estrogen influence impulsive burying and avoidant freezing behavior of naturally cycling and ovariectomized rats

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 337-342

  Llaneza, Danielle C ^a   Frye, Cheryl A ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect; Cognition; Estrogen; Progestogen; Steroid

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; GESTAGEN;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRUS; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; IMPULSIVENESS; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; ESTROUS CYCLE; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEAR; FEMALE; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; OVARIECTOMY; PROGESTINS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; STEROIDS;

RATTUS;

EID: 67649450449     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2009.05.003     Document Type: Article

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