Effects of some psychotropic agents on cognitive functions in rats

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 75-78

  Goswami, M ^a   Mund, S ^b   Ray, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b VSS Medical College & Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

active avoidance; cognitive function; maze task performance; psychotropic agents

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; HALOPERIDOL; LORAZEPAM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PIMOZIDE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR; CLIMBING; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEARNING; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; RAT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BENZODIAZEPINES; COGNITION; FEMALE; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; RATS;

EID: 0029931079     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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