Corticosterone does not change open elevated plus maze-induced antinociception in mice

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 408-413

  Mendes Gomes, Joyce ^a,b   Miguel, Tarciso Tadeu ^b,c   Amaral, Vanessa Cristiane Santana ^b,c,d   Nunes de Souza, Ricardo Luiz ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^d Unidade Universitária de Ciências Exatas e Tecnológicas   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adrenalectomy; Antinociception; Anxiety; Corticosterone; Different types of EPM; Fear; Formalin test; Mice

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; FORMALDEHYDE;

ADRENALECTOMY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOSTERONE RELEASE; LICKING; MALE; MAZE TEST; MOUSE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADRENALECTOMY; ANALGESIA; ANIMALS; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CORTICOSTERONE; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MICE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL;

EID: 80052169570     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2011.07.004     Document Type: Article

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