Effects of preweaning environmental stimulation on neuronal and behavioral impairment produced by undernutrition

Neonatology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 165-172

  Pascual, Rodrigo ^a   Hervias, María C ^a   Figueroa, Héctor R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL MAULE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Cortical development; Environmental stimulation; Neuronal plasticity; Undernutrition

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL LABELING; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; HYPOTHALAMUS NUCLEUS; LOCOMOTION; MALNUTRITION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SUCKLING;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEURONS; NUTRITION DISORDERS; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; WEANING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029740328     PISSN: 16617800     EISSN: 16617819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000244361     Document Type: Article

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