Spatial memory deficits in segmental trisomic Ts65Dn mice

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 85-92

  Demas, Gregory E ^a   Nelson, Randy J ^a   Krueger, Bruce K ^b   Yarowsky, Paul J ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

animal model; behavioral genetics; Down syndrome; learning; memory; trisomy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 16; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; LEARNING; MALE; MAZE TEST; MOUSE; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPATIAL MEMORY; TRISOMY;

EID: 0030463644     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4328(97)81111-4     Document Type: Article

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