Effect of the acute and chronic estrogen on anxiety in the elevated T-maze

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 357-363

  Kalandakanond Thongsong, Sarinee ^a   Daendee, Suwaporn ^a   Srikiatkhachorn, Anan ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Elevated T maze; Estrogen; Ovariectomized rats; Tamoxifen

Indexed keywords

ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; ESTROGEN; TAMOXIFEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; LATENT PERIOD; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANXIETY; BODY WEIGHT; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; EATING; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN ANTAGONISTS; ESTROGENS; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MAZE LEARNING; OVARIECTOMY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REACTION TIME; TAMOXIFEN; TIME FACTORS; UTERUS;

EID: 80052860322     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: 1873507X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2011.08.034     Document Type: Article

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