Estradiol: Mediator of memories, spine density and cognitive resilience to stress in female rodents

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 160, Issue , 2016, Pages 189-195

  Luine, Victoria ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Dendritic spines; Estradiol; Hippocampus; Recognition memory; Sex differences; Stress

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; PHYTOESTROGEN; PROTEIN KINASE B;

CHRONIC STRESS; COGNITION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DENDRITIC SPINE; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MEMORY; NERVE ENDING; NONHUMAN; RAT; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPATIAL MEMORY TEST; ANIMAL; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; RODENT; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; COGNITION; DENDRITIC SPINES; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; MALE; MEMORY; RODENTIA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84938709368     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: 18791220     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2015.07.022     Document Type: Review

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