Neurobiology of Aging
Volume 29, Issue 10 , Pages 1512-1523 , October 2008

Behavioral consequences of ovarian atrophy and estrogen replacement in the APPswe mouse

  • Mari S. Golub

      Affiliations

    • Murine Behavioral Assessment Laboratory, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, United States
    • Department of Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Davis, CA, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: California National Primate Research Center, Hutchison and Road 98, Davis, CA 95616, United States. Tel.: +1 530 752 5119; fax: +1 530 752 2880.
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  • Stacey L. Germann

      Affiliations

    • Murine Behavioral Assessment Laboratory, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, United States
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  • Mary Mercer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Therapeutics, University of South Florida, United States
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  • Marcia N. Gordon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Therapeutics, University of South Florida, United States
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  • David G. Morgan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Therapeutics, University of South Florida, United States
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  • Loretta P. Mayer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, United States
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  • Patricia B. Hoyer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology, University of Arizona, AZ, United States

Received 26 August 2006 ,Revised 9 January 2007 ,Accepted 12 March 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2007.03.015

Neurobiology of Aging
Volume 29, Issue 10 , Pages 1512-1523 , October 2008

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