The behavioral and neuronal effects induced by repetitive nociceptive stimulation are affected by gonadal hormones in male rats

Abstract
The role of gonadal hormones in inducing long-term modifications in response to transient nociceptive stimuli was investigated in adult male rats. Three weeks after gonadectomy or sham surgery, animals were randomly divided into groups to be exposed to sham (only a prick in the dorsal hind p