Cyclic estrogen replacement improves cognitive function in aged ovariectomized rhesus monkeys

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 23, Issue 13, 2003, Pages 5708-5714

  Rapp, Peter R ^a   Morrison, John H ^a   Roberts, Jeffrey A ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive aging; Hippocampus; Hormone replacement; Menopause; Monkey; Prefrontal cortex

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL CIPIONATE;

AGED; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MEMORY; MENOPAUSE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHESUS MONKEY; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 0037707696     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.23-13-05708.2003     Document Type: Article

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