Estradiol and soy extract increase the production of new cells in the dentate gyrus of old rats

Experimental Gerontology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 450-453

  Perez Martin, Margarita ^a   Salazar, Veronica ^b   Castillo, Carmen ^b   Ariznavarreta, Carmen ^b   Azcoitia, Iñigo ^b   Garcia Segura, Luis M ^c   Tresguerres, Jesus A F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aging; Cell proliferation; Hippocampus; Hormonal replacement therapy; Phytoestrogens

Indexed keywords

BROXURIDINE; DRINKING WATER; ESTRADIOL VALERATE; ISOFLAVONE DERIVATIVE; PHYTOSOYA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOYBEAN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AGING; ANIMALS; BROMODEOXYURIDINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; DENTATE GYRUS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; PHYTOESTROGENS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SOYBEANS;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 20144365389     PISSN: 05315565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2005.03.003     Document Type: Article

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