Sex differences and opposite effects of stress on dendritic spine density in the male versus female hippocampus

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 21, Issue 16, 2001, Pages 6292-6297

  Shors, Tracey J ^a   Chua, Chadrick ^a   Falduto, Jacqueline ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corticosterone; Estrogen; Fear; Glutamate; Learning; Memory; Synapse; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; GLUCOCORTICOID; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; DENDRITIC SPINE; DIESTRUS; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROESTRUS; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; STRESS;

EID: 0035882458     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.21-16-06292.2001     Document Type: Article

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