Testosterone prevents but not reverses anhedonia in middle-aged males and lacks an effect on stress vulnerability in young adults

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 623-630

  Herrera Pérez, José Jaime ^a,b   Martínez Mota, Lucía ^a   Chavira, Roberto ^c   Fernández Guasti, Alonso ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PSIQUIATRÍA RAMÓN DE LA FUENTE MUÑIZ   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y NUTRICIÓN SALVADOR ZUBIRÁN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Aging; Anhedonia; Antidepressant like effect; Chronic mild stress; Resilience; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

SUCROSE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANHEDONIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC MILD STRESS; CHRONIC STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; JUVENILE ANIMAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONHUMAN; ORCHIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUGAR INTAKE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

AGING; ANHEDONIA; ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DRUG IMPLANTS; FOOD PREFERENCES; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUCROSE; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84859102658     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2012.02.015     Document Type: Article

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