Spine-type densities of hippocampal CA1 neurons vary in proestrus and estrus rats

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 379, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 52-54

  González Burgos, Ignacio ^a   Alejandre Gómez, Misael ^a   Cervantes, Miguel ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

CA1; Dendritic spines; Estrogens; Estrous cycle; Hippocampus; Learning

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL SHAPE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL TYPE; DENDRITIC SPINE; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GOLGI COMPLEX; HIPPOCAMPUS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROESTRUS; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SYNAPSE;

EID: 16244383836     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2004.12.043     Document Type: Article

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