Effects of neonatal gonadal steroids on adult CA3 pyramidal neuron dendritic morphology and spatial memory in rats

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 179-190

  Isgor, Ceylan ^a   Sengelaub, Dale R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CA3; Dendritic morphology; Estrogen; Spatial learning; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTANOLONE PROPIONATE; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; TESTOSTERONE PROPIONATE;

ANDROGEN RELEASE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CELL VOLUME; COGNITION; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DENDRITE; FEMALE; GENDER; GOLGI COMPLEX; HIPPOCAMPUS; HORMONE SENSITIVITY; MALE; MAZE TEST; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; MORPHOMETRICS; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE CELL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; SPATIAL MEMORY; STEROID METABOLISM; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; DENDRITES; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; ORCHIECTOMY; OVARIECTOMY; PREGNANCY; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; RATS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0037403012     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/neu.10200     Document Type: Article

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