Ovariectomy ameliorates dextromethorphan - induced memory impairment in young female rats

Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 166-173

  Jahng, Jeong Won ^a   Cho, Hee Jeong ^a   Kim, Jae Goo ^a   Kim, Nam Youl ^a   Lee, Seoul ^b   Lee, Yil Seob ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Wonkwang University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Learning and memory; NMDA receptor

Indexed keywords

DEXTROMETHORPHAN; ESTROGEN; WATER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDER; OVARIECTOMY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TIME;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDERS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; OVARIECTOMY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

EID: 33748367211     PISSN: 15821838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2006.tb00298.x     Document Type: Article

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