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

Mina KhaleghiMohammad Amin RajizadehHamideh BashiriKristi Anne KohlmeierFatemeh MohammadiMohammad KhaksariMohammad Shabani

Published in: Brain and behavior (2021)

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.

Keyphrases

postmenopausal women
stress induced
bone mineral density
estrogen receptor
physical activity
working memory
climate change
depressive symptoms
drug induced