Gonadectomy impairs T-maze acquisition in adult male rats

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 167-174

  Kritzer, M F ^a   McLaughlin, P J ^a   Smirlis, T ^a   Robinson, J K ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgen; Delayed response; Dopamine; Estrogen; T maze; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; PLACEBO;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; GONADECTOMY; HORMONE ACTION; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SPATIAL MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 0035103325     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/hbeh.2001.1645     Document Type: Article

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