Inhibition of fear is differentially associated with cycling estrogen levels in women

Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 341-348

  Glover, Ebony M ^a   Mercer, Kristina B ^a,b   Norrholm, Seth D ^a,c   Davis, Michael ^a,d   Duncan, Erica ^a,c   Bradley, Bekh ^a,c   Ressler, Kerry J ^a,b,d   Jovanovic, Tanja ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c ATLANTA VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEAR; FEMALE; HABITUATION; HUMAN; INJURY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; STARTLE REFLEX; STIMULUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); CUES; ESTRADIOL; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIDDLE AGED; STARTLE REACTION; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 84883221123     PISSN: 11804882     EISSN: 14882434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/jpn.120129     Document Type: Article

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