Anxiogenic drug elicits exacerbated tail skin temperature responses in OVEX rats.
Estrogen replacement reduces tail skin temperature responses to anxiogenic drug.
Orexin neurons and efferent targets show exacerbated response to anxiogenic drug.
Orexin expression elevated in perifornical hypothalamus of OVEX rats.
Orexin receptor antagonists reduce tail skin temperature responses to anxiogenic drug.