Estrogen attenuates physical and psychological stress‐induced cognitive impairments in ovariectomized rats

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Authors

Mina Khaleghi · Kerman University of Medical Sciences

Mohammad Amin Rajizadeh · Kerman University of Medical Sciences

Hamideh Bashiri · Sirjan University of Technology

Kristi A. Kohlmeier · IT University of Copenhagen

Fatemeh Mohammadi · Kerman University of Medical Sciences

Mohammad Khaksari · Kerman University of Medical Sciences

Mohammad Shabani

Abstract

When taken together, estrogen and both stressors had opposite effects on memory, anxiety, and PA performance in a rat model of menopause, which has important implications for potential protective effects of estrogen in postmenopausal women exposed to chronic stress.

Topics & Keywords

Stress Responses and Cortisol Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments Estrogen and related hormone effects

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Brain and Behavior

Volume 11, Issue 5, pp. e02139-e02139

DOI: 10.1002/brb3.2139

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