Long-term replacement of estrogen in combination with medroxyprogesterone acetate improves acquisition of an alternation task in middle-aged female rats.

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Published in Behav Neurosci on December 05, 2011

Authors

Nioka C Chisholm1, Janice M Juraska

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1: Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana, Champaign, IL 61820, USA. jjuraska@illinois.edu

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