The beneficial effects of estradiol on attentional processes are dependent on timing of treatment initiation following ovariectomy in middle-aged rats

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 694-705

  Bohacek, Johannes ^a   Daniel, Jill M ^a,b  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Tulane University   (United States)

Author keywords

5 Choice serial reaction time task (5 CSRTT); Attention; Cognition; Estrogen; Ovariectomy

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; ESTRADIOL; NICOTINE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FEMALE; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE RESPONSE; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESPONSE TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT DURATION;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ATTENTION; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CHOLINERGIC ANTAGONISTS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG IMPLANTS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; MECAMYLAMINE; OVARIECTOMY; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; SCOPOLAMINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77952549112     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2009.10.010     Document Type: Article

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