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Abstract
Middle-aged (18 month old) and old (24 month old) mice showed poorer retention of footshock active avoidance training (FAAT) than young mice (2 month old). Immediate post-training subcutaneous injection of dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) improved retention of FAAT in middle-aged and old mice to the high levels observed in young mice. DHEAS, a major naturally occurring adrenal steroid that decreases in blood serum with age, could be rate-limiting in achievement of retention of learning.Entities:
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Year: 1988 PMID: 2968829 DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(88)91116-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Brain Res ISSN: 0006-8993 Impact factor: 3.252