Estrogen replacement attenuates effects of scopolamine and Lorazepam on memory acquisition and retention

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 112-125

  Gibbs, Robert B ^a   Burke, Alexis M ^b   Johnson, David A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Alzheimer's disease; Cholinergic; GABAergic; Hormone replacement therapy; Passive avoidance

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; LORAZEPAM; MESSENGER RNA; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SCOPOLAMINE;

AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HORMONAL THERAPY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LONG TERM MEMORY; MEMORY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0032191218     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/hbeh.1998.1452     Document Type: Article

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