Inhibiting progesterone metabolism in the hippocampus of rats in behavioral estrus decreases anxiolytic behaviors and enhances exploratory and antinociceptive behaviors

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Inhibiting progesterone metabolism in the hippocampus of rats in behavioral estrus decreases anxiolytic behaviors and enhances exploratory and antinociceptive behaviors is …
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P6179Dimensions Publication ID1032026362
P356DOI10.3758/CABN.1.3.287
P698PubMed publication ID12467128

P2093author name stringRhodes ME
Frye CA
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P433issue3
P304page(s)287-296
P577publication date2001-09-01
P1433published inCognitive, Affective and Behavioral NeuroscienceQ15767678
P1476titleInhibiting progesterone metabolism in the hippocampus of rats in behavioral estrus decreases anxiolytic behaviors and enhances exploratory and antinociceptive behaviors
P478volume1

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