Deletion of Ovarian Hormones Induces a Sickness Behavior in Rats Comparable to the Effect of Lipopolysaccharide

Neuroimmune factors have been proposed as the contributors to the pathogenesis of sickness behaviors. The effects of female gonadal hormones on both neuroinflammation and depression have also been well considered. In the present study, the capability of deletion of ovarian hormones to induce sicknes...

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Main Authors: Hamid Azizi-Malekabadi, Mahmoud Hosseini, Masoume Pourganji, Hoda Zabihi, Mohsen Saeedjalali, Akbar Anaeigoudari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Neurology Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/627642