Investigating an animal model of postpartum depression : the role of estradiol withdrawal in changes to adult hippocamp
'Estradiol withdrawal' after pregnancy is hypothesized to precipitate depressive symptoms in vulnerable women. In this study, a hormonally-simulated 'pregnancy' was induced in ovariectomized female rats and the effect of a 'postpartum' drop in estradiol was examined on...
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Language: | English |
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University of British Columbia
2011
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/31904 |