Acute stress in pregnant rats: Effects on growth rate, learning, and memory capabilities of the offspring

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1087-1092

  Lordi, B ^a   Protais, P ^a   Mellier, D ^a   Caston, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

Author keywords

Cognitive functions; Growth; Learning; Memory; Rat; Stress

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH RATE; LEARNING; MEMORY; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RAT; STRESS;

EID: 0030829104     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(97)00261-8     Document Type: Article

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