Elevated testosterone in females reveals a robust sex difference in altered androgen levels during chronic alcohol withdrawal

Alcohol

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 161-171

  Forquer, Melissa R ^a   Hashimoto, Joel G ^a,b   Roberts, Melissa L ^a   Wiren, Kristine M ^a,b  

^a PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ESTRADIOL; TESTOSTERONE;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIESTRUS; EPITHELIUM CELL; ESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HYPERANDROGENISM; MALE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PROESTRUS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROUS CYCLE; ETHANOL; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; TESTOSTERONE; TIME FACTORS;

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EID: 79751535655     PISSN: 07418329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2010.08.013     Document Type: Article

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