Sex-related differences in cortical function after medial frontal lesions in rats

Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1271-1281

  Kolb, Bryan ^a   Cioe, Jan ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^b Okanagan University College   (Canada)

^c OKANAGAN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANIMALS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CUES; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; PROBLEM SOLVING; RATS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; SPACE PERCEPTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0030473407     PISSN: 07357044     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7044.110.6.1271     Document Type: Article

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