The effects of pentobarbital on spatial learning, motor coordination, and exploration

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 57, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 111-114

  Beaudin, Stéphane ^a   Lalonde, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Exploration; Motor coordination; Pentobarbital; Spatial learning

Indexed keywords

PENTOBARBITAL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FALLING; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEARNING; MALE; MAZE TEST; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; SPATIAL MEMORY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030906602     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(96)00137-2     Document Type: Article

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