Estradiol and Progesterone have Opposing Roles in the Regulation of Fear Extinction in Female Rats

Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 774-780

  Graham, Bronwyn M ^a   Daher, Melissa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; MIFEPRISTONE; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN; GESTAGEN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; DRUG MECHANISM; ESTRUS CYCLE; FACILITATION; FEAR; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONAL THERAPY; METESTRUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROESTRUS; RAT; RECALL; REINFORCEMENT; ANIMAL; CATALEPSY; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OVARIECTOMY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; ESTROUS CYCLE; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEAR; FEMALE; FREEZING REACTION, CATALEPTIC; MENTAL RECALL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OVARIECTOMY; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTINS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 84953911723     PISSN: 0893133X     EISSN: 1740634X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/npp.2015.202     Document Type: Article

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