Sex differences in the activational effect of ERα on spatial learning

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 163-170

  Fugger, Heather N ^a   Cunningham, Stephen G ^c   Rissman, Emilie F ^a   Foster, Thomas C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; ESTROGEN;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPATIAL MEMORY; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0032191238     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/hbeh.1998.1475     Document Type: Article

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