Development of psychophysiological motoric reactivity is influenced by peripubertal pharmacological inhibition of gonadotropin releasing hormone action - Results of an ovine model

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1876-1884

  Evans, Neil P ^a   Robinson, Jane E ^a   Erhard, Hans W ^b   Ropstad, Erik ^c   Fleming, Lynne M ^a   Haraldsen, Ira Ronit Hebold ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b INRA Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

^c OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^d OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Emotional reactivity; GnRH; GnRH agonist; Psychophysiological motoric reactivity; Puberty; Sheep; Stress

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; GOSERELIN; HYDROCORTISONE;

ACCELEROMETER; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE INHIBITION; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL MOTORIC REACTIVITY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; PUBERTY; SHEEP; SOCIAL ISOLATION; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GOSERELIN; HYDROCORTISONE; LITTER SIZE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL MATURATION; SHEEP; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 84866313282     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2012.03.020     Document Type: Article

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