3α-androstanediol, but not testosterone, attenuates age-related decrements in cognitive, anxiety, and depressive behavior of male rats

Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience

Volumn 2, Issue APR, 2010, Pages

  Frye, Cheryl A ^a   Edinger, Kassandra L ^a   Lephart, Edwin D ^b   Walf, Alicia A ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

3 diol; Affect; Aging; Androgens; cognition; Depression; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649719759     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16634365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2010.00015     Document Type: Article

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