An investigation of whether there are sex differences in certain behavioural and neurochemical parameters in the rat

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 229, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 289-300

  Simpson, Joy ^a   Kelly, John P ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Drugs of abuse; Neurochemistry; Neuroplasticity; Rat; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; COCAINE; CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN; DOPAMINE; ESTROGEN; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIN 3; NORADRENALIN; PROGESTERONE; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY DISORDER; DEPRESSION; DRUG ABUSE; ESTRUS CYCLE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MENTAL TASK; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE CELL GROWTH; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROPHARMACOLOGY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPATIAL MEMORY; STRESS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DEPRESSION; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; LEARNING; MALE; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROGENESIS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; RATS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84857685524     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2011.12.036     Document Type: Review

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