Gonadal hormones modulate the display of conditioned defeat in male Syrian hamsters

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 423-428

  Solomon, Matia B ^a   Karom, Mary C ^b   Norvelle, Alisa ^b   Markham, Chris A ^b   Erwin, W Daniel ^b   Huhman, Kim L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Anxiety; Depression; Estradiol; Gonadectomy; Social defeat; Subordination; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTANOLONE; CHOLESTEROL; ESTRADIOL; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COMPETITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; HAMSTER; HORMONE ACTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX HORMONE DETERMINATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TRAINING;

AGGRESSION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHOLESTEROL; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; CRICETINAE; DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; DOMINANCE-SUBORDINATION; ESTRADIOL; GONADAL HORMONES; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; ORCHIECTOMY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TESTOSTERONE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 70349731419     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2009.07.011     Document Type: Article

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