Ovarian hormone withdrawal-induced "depression" in female rats

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 505-513

  Stoffel, Erin C ^a,b   Craft, Rebecca M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Elevated plus maze; Estradiol; Forced swim test; Locomotor activity; Postpartum depression; Pregnancy; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; PROGESTERONE;

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; HORMONE ACTION; HYPOTHESIS; LOCOMOTION; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RAT;

EID: 9944237308     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2004.08.033     Document Type: Article

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