Estradiol and testosterone differently affect visceral pain-related behavioural responses in male and female rats

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 602-607

  Aloisi, Anna Maria ^a,b   Affaitati, Giannapia ^c   Ceccarelli, Ilaria ^a   Fiorenzani, Paolo ^a   Lerza, Rosanna ^c   Rossi, Cosmo ^c   Pace, Maria Caterina ^d   Chiefari, Maria ^d   Aurilio, Caterina ^d   Giamberardino, Maria Adele ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b IRCCS   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^d SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Pain; Sex differences; Sex hormones

Indexed keywords

ALMOND OIL; ESTRADIOL; TESTOSTERONE;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHAM PROCEDURE; STONE FORMATION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; URETER DISEASE; VISCERAL PAIN; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; BLOOD; COMPLICATION; DRUG EFFECTS; PAIN; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; VIDEORECORDING; WISTAR RAT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; LITHIASIS; MALE; PAIN; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEX FACTORS; TESTOSTERONE; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 77953479215     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2009.10.016     Document Type: Article

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