Perinatal exposure to diethylstilbestrol improves olfactory discrimination learning in male and female Swiss-Webster mice

Neurobiology of Learning and Memory

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 55-62

  Mihalick, Sheila M ^a  

^a Inspirica   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Diethylstilbestrol; Discrimination; Estrogen; Hormone; Mice; Olfactory; Reversal learning; Steroid; Swiss Webster

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; OIL;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; MALE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; PERINATAL PERIOD; SENSORY STIMULATION; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

EID: 0037623555     PISSN: 10747427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-7427(03)00020-0     Document Type: Article

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