Behavioral effects of endogenous or exogenous estradiol and progesterone on cocaine sensitization in female rats
Cocaine sensitization is a marker for some facets of addiction, is greater in female rats, and may be influenced by their sex hormones. We compared the modulatory effects of endogenous or exogenous estradiol and progesterone on cocaine-induced behavioral sensitization in 106 female rats. Ovariectomi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2014-06-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2014000600505&lng=en&tlng=en |