A beneficial effect of estrogen on working memory in postmenopausal women taking hormone replacement therapy

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 262-276

  Duff, Sarah J ^a   Hampson, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Hormone replacement therapy; Menopause; Prefrontal cortex; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; GESTAGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE SENSITIVITY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; SPATIAL MEMORY; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 0033636016     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/hbeh.2000.1625     Document Type: Article

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