An in-depth analysis of lead effects in a delayed spatial alternation task: Assessment of mnemonic effects, side bias, and proactive interference

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 3-15

  Alber, Susan A ^a   Strupp, Barbara J ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Behavioral toxicology; Delayed spatial alternation task; Lead exposure; Lead poisoning; Prefrontal cortex; Proactive interference; Recency judgments; Short term memory; Temporal discriminations; Working memory

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; LEARNING; MEMORY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPACE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0029864903     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0892-0362(95)02026-8     Document Type: Article

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