Inhibition of local estrogen synthesis in the hippocampus impairs hippocampal memory consolidation in ovariectomized female mice

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 83, Issue , 2016, Pages 60-67

  Tuscher, Jennifer J ^a   Szinte, Julia S ^a   Starrett, Joseph R ^b   Krentzel, Amanda A ^b   Fortress, Ashley M ^a   Remage Healey, Luke ^b   Frick, Karyn M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Aromatase; Estradiol; Letrozole; Object recognition

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; LETROZOLE; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; NITRILE; TRIAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSAL HIPPOCAMPUS; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; SPATIAL MEMORY; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; C57BL MOUSE; DRUG EFFECTS; MEMORY; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY;

ANIMALS; AROMATASE INHIBITORS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MEMORY; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NITRILES; OVARIECTOMY; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); TRIAZOLES;

EID: 84971432678     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2016.05.001     Document Type: Article

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