Systemic and intra-rhinal-cortical 17-β estradiol administration modulate object-recognition memory in ovariectomized female rats

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 642-652

  Gervais, Nicole J ^a   Jacob, Sofia ^a   Brake, Wayne G ^a   Mumby, Dave G ^a  

^a Concordia University ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

17 Estradiol; Delayed nonmatch to sample; Entorhinal cortex; Novelty preference; Object recognition memory; Perirhinal cortex

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PERIRHINAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECALL; RECOGNITION;

17-Β ESTRADIOL; DELAYED NONMATCH-TO-SAMPLE; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; NOVELTY PREFERENCE; OBJECT-RECOGNITION MEMORY; PERIRHINAL CORTEX;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; OVARIECTOMY; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84884950254     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2013.08.010     Document Type: Article

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