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Sex chromosome complement affects nociception in tests of acute and chronic exposure to morphine in mice.
Hormones and behavior - 1 Jan 2008
Gioiosa Laura, Chen Xuqi, Watkins Rebecca, Klanfer Nicole, Bryant Camron D, Evans Christopher J, Arnold Arthur P
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We tested the role of sex chromosome complement and gonadal hormones in sex differences in several different paradigms measuring nociception and opioid analgesia using "four core genotypes" C57BL/6J mice. The genotypes include XX and XY gonadal males, and XX and XY gonadal females. Adult mice were gonadectomized and tested 3-4 weeks later, so that differences between sexes (mice with testes vs. ovaries) were...
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