Rapid oestrogenic regulation of social and nonsocial learning

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1116-1132

  Ervin, K S J ^a   Phan, A ^a   Gabor, C S ^a   Choleris, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Memory consolidation; Nongenomic oestrogen effects; Oestrogen receptor; Recognition learning; Social transmission of food preferences

Indexed keywords

1,3,5 TRIS(4 HYDROXYPHENYL) 4 PROPYLPYRAZOLE; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; DIARYLPROPIONITRILE; DOPAMINE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR AGONIST; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; G 1; G PROTEIN COUPLED ER1; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; HORMONE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; MAMMALIAN TARGET OF RAPAMYCIN; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NORADRENALIN; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE B; SEROTONIN; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN MATURATION; BREATHING; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DENDRITIC SPINE; DNA METHYLATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FOOD PREFERENCE; HABITUATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTONE ACETYLATION; HORMONAL REGULATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LATENT PERIOD; LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MORRIS WATER MAZE; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; NONSOCIAL LEARNING; OBJECT RELATION; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RECOGNITION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL LEARNING; SOCIAL TRANSMISSION OF FOOD PREFERENCE; SPATIAL LEARNING; SPATIAL MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECTS; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ESTROGENS; LEARNING; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84886697944     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jne.12079     Document Type: Review

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