Effects of β-Estradiol on Enhanced Conditioned Fear Induced by Single Prolonged Stress and Shock in Rats

Introduction:This study examined the effects of administration of subcutaneous β-estradiol on PTSD-like symptoms (the enhanced conditioned fear response, CFR) that induced by a single-prolonged stress (SPS) and shock in rats. Adult male Wistar rats were exposed to SPS procedure: restraint for 2 h, f...

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Main Authors: Mahdi Mirshekar, Kataneh Abrari, Iran Goudarzi, Ali Rashidy-Pour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Iran University of Medical Sciences 2012-02-01
Series:Basic and Clinical Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://bcn.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-93&slc_lang=en&sid=1