SEX-DIFFERENCES AND GONADAL-HORMONES INFLUENCE SUSCEPTIBILITY TO THE ACTIVITY-STRESS PARADIGM

被引:20
作者
LAMBERT, KG [1 ]
KINSLEY, CH [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV RICHMOND,DEPT PSYCHOL,RICHMOND,VA 23173
关键词
GONADAL HORMONES; ACTIVITY-STRESS PARADIGM; ULCERATION; RUNNING LEVELS; GONADECTOMY;
D O I
10.1016/0031-9384(93)90363-K
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
The present study investigated the effect of gonadal hormones on activity, food consumption, severity of ulceration, weight loss, and survival duration in male and female rats exposed to the activity-stress (A-S) paradigm. Animals received either sham surgery or gonadectomy and were housed in activity wheels or standard suspended cages. Results indicated that gonadectomized animals were more likely to engage in high running levels in the A-S paradigm; in addition, castrated males developed significantly more ulceration than the other groups. Neither sex nor gonadectomy affected the survival duration of A-S animals.
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页码:1085 / 1090
页数:6
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