Tfm-AR modulates the effects of ApoE4 on cognition

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 63-67

  Rizk Jackson, Angela ^a   Robertson, Jennifer ^a   Raber, Jacob ^a,b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgen receptor; Apolipoprotein E; Object recognition; Spatial learning and memory

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; APOLIPOPROTEIN E4;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; FEMALE; GENE; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEARNING; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; TFM GENE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANDROGEN-INSENSITIVITY SYNDROME; ANIMALS; APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COGNITION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR;

MUS;

EID: 41149175971     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: 14714159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2007.05092.x     Document Type: Article

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