Intramaze cue utilization in the water maze: Effects of sex and estrous cycle in rats

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 48, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 23-33

  Sava, Simona ^a   Markus, Etan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Hippocampus; Landmark; Learning; Navigation; Spatial

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROESTRUS; RAT;

EID: 20344405222     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2005.01.011     Document Type: Article

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