MK-801 neurotoxicity in male mice: Histologic effects and chronic impairment in spatial learning

Brain Research

Volumn 707, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 165-179

  Wozniak, D F ^a   Brosnan Watters, G ^a   Nardi, A ^a   McEwen, M ^a   Corso, T D ^a   Olney, J W ^a   Fix, A S ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity; Cingulate cortex; Dizocilipine maleate; MK 801; Mouse; N Methyl D aspartate antagonist; Neuropathology; Neurotoxicity; Sensorimotor; Spatial learning and memory

Indexed keywords

DIZOCILPINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOLOGY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOUSE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; SPATIAL MEMORY; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030021834     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(95)01230-3     Document Type: Article

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