Inhibition of estradiol synthesis impairs fear extinction in male rats

Learning and Memory

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 347-350

  Graham, Bronwyn M ^a,b   Milad, Mohammed R ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FADROZOLE; ANTIESTROGEN; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; ESTROGEN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; FEAR EXTINCTION; HORMONE INHIBITION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECALL; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; HABITUATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REINFORCEMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STARTLE REFLEX;

ANIMALS; AROMATASE INHIBITORS; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN ANTAGONISTS; ESTROGENS; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FADROZOLE; FEAR; FEMALE; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; MALE; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; RATS; REFLEX, STARTLE; SEX FACTORS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84904569382     PISSN: 10720502     EISSN: 15495485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/lm.034926.114     Document Type: Article

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