Sex differences in the generalization of fear as a function of retention intervals

Learning and Memory

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 628-632

  Lynch III, Joseph ^a   Cullen, Patrick K ^a   Jasnow, Aaron M ^a   Riccio, David C ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CONTEXT DISCRIMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEAR; FEMALE; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETENTION INTERVAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIME;

ANIMALS; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); ESTRADIOL; FEAR; FEMALE; GENERALIZATION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; OVARIECTOMY; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84888220098     PISSN: 10720502     EISSN: 15495485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/lm.032011.113     Document Type: Article

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