The aromatase inhibitor 1,4,6-androstatriene-3,17-dione (ATD) reduces disinhibitory behavior in intact adult male rats treated with a high dose of testosterone

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 206, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 216-222

  Svensson, Anders I ^a  

^a Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology   (Sweden)

Author keywords

AAS; Anabolic androgenic steroids; Anxiety; Aromatization; Conflict behavior; Flutamide; Impulsive behavior; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ANDROSTA 1,4,6 TRIENE 3,17 DIONE; AROMATASE; ESTRADIOL; FLUTAMIDE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ACCESSORY SEX ORGAN; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AROMATIZATION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME INHIBITION; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE PROTEIN COMPLEX; IMPULSIVENESS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RAT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANDROGEN ANTAGONISTS; ANDROGENS; ANDROSTATRIENES; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRINKING; ELECTROSHOCK; EPIDIDYMIS; ESTRADIOL; FLUTAMIDE; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; ORGAN SIZE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 70350304002     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2009.09.020     Document Type: Article

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