Gonadal steroids and visuo-spatial abilities in adult males: Implications for generalized age-related cognitive decline

Aging Male

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 17-29

  Martin, Donel M ^a,b   Wittert, Gary ^b   Burns, Nicholas R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aging; Cognitive decline; Gonadal steroids; Males; Mental rotation; Review; Sex hormones; Testosterone; Visuo spatial ability

Indexed keywords

ANASTROZOLE; ANISOMYCIN; ESTROGEN; FADROZOLE; FLUTAMIDE; PLACEBO; SCOPOLAMINE; TESTOSTERONE;

AGING; ANDROGEN DEFICIENCY; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPTH PERCEPTION; ESTROGEN DEFICIENCY; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MENTAL TASK; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGY; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; TESTOSTERONE DEFICIENCY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGNOSIA; COGNITION; ESTROGENS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 33947304913     PISSN: 13685538     EISSN: 14730790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13685530601183537     Document Type: Review

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