Reproductive experience modifies the effects of estrogen receptor alpha activity on anxiety-like behavior and corticotropin releasing hormone mRNA expression

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 44-49

  Byrnes, Elizabeth M ^a   Casey, Kerriann ^a   Bridges, Robert S ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; CRH; Elevated plus maze; ER alpha; ER Beta; Parity

Indexed keywords

4,4'.4' [4 PROPYL (1H)PYRAZOLE 1,3,5 TRYL]TRISPHENOL; CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DIARYLPROPIONITRILE; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; HORMONE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; MESSENGER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL STRESS; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOSTERONE RELEASE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR GENE; FEMALE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LOCATION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RESPONSE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LACTATION; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANXIETY; CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GRAVIDITY; NITRILES; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; PHENOLS; PREGNANCY; PROPIONATES; PYRAZOLES; RATS;

EID: 84855978897     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2011.10.001     Document Type: Article

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