Zeinab Sharifkhodaei

[ 1 ] - The effect of intrahippocampal injection of diarylpropionitrile, a selective estrogen receptor-beta agonist, on passive avoidance learning

Introduction: Neurohormones like testosterone and estradiol have an important role in learning and memory. The hippocampus is essentially involved in learning and memory, and is known to be a target for estradiol actions. Estrogen receptors (ERs) are highly expressed in CA1 of rat hippocampus, and mediate the effects of estrogen on learning and memory. Estradiol receptor belong to a family ...