Estrogen-induced memory enhancements are blocked by acute bisphenol A in adult female rats: Role of dendritic spines

Endocrinology

Volumn 153, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 3357-3367

  Inagaki, T ^a,b   Frankfurt, M ^c   Luine, Victoria ^a,b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c DONALD AND BARBARA ZUCKER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT HOFSTRA NORTHWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

17ALPHA ESTRADIOL; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ESTRADIOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC SPINE; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPAL CA1 REGION; MEMORY; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROESTRUS; RAT; VISUAL MEMORY;

ANIMALS; DENDRITIC SPINES; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; GOLGI APPARATUS; HIPPOCAMPUS; MEMORY; PHENOLS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84862741320     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: 19457170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/en.2012-1121     Document Type: Article

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