Developmental and withdrawal effects of adolescent AAS exposure on the glutamatergic system in hamsters

Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 452-464

  Carrillo, Maria ^a   Ricci, Lesley A ^a   Melloni, Richard H ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AAS; Aggression; Development; Glutamate; Syrian hamster; Withdrawal

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; BOLDENONE UNDECENOATE; GLUTAMIC ACID; NANDROLONE DECANOATE; TESTOSTERONE CIPIONATE; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER 2;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; AGGRESSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLUTAMATERGIC SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LATEROANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SYRIAN HAMSTER;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANABOLIC AGENTS; ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CRICETINAE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; NANDROLONE; NEURONS; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; TESTOSTERONE; TIME FACTORS; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORT PROTEIN 2;

EID: 79958701448     PISSN: 07357044     EISSN: 19390084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0023475     Document Type: Article

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