Hippocampal responsiveness to 17β-estradiol and equol after long-term ovariectomy: Implication for a therapeutic window of opportunity

Brain Research

Volumn 1379, Issue , 2011, Pages 11-22

  Hamilton, Ryan T ^a   Rettberg, Jamaica R ^a   Mao, Zisu ^a   To, Jimmy ^a   Zhao, Liqin ^a   Appt, Susan E ^b   Register, Thomas C ^b   Kaplan, Jay R ^b   Brinton, Roberta Diaz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

17 estradiol; Equol; Hippocampus; Hormone therapy; Menopause; Mitochondria

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; EQUOL; ESTRADIOL; GLUCOSE; GLYCOPROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE DEHYDROGENASE (UBIQUINONE); SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE; UBIQUINOL CYTOCHROME C REDUCTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; HIPPOCAMPUS; HIPPOCAMPUS POTENTIAL; MENOPAUSE; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; EQUOL; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MACACA FASCICULARIS; OVARIECTOMY; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; MACACA FASCICULARIS; PRIMATES;

EID: 79952314892     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2011.01.029     Document Type: Article

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