GM1 ganglioside improves spatial learning and memory of aged rats

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 203-211

  Fong, Tamara G ^a   Neff, Norton H ^a   Hadjiconstantinou, Maria ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; GM1 ganglioside; Morris water maze; Place navigation

Indexed keywords

GANGLIOSIDE GM1;

AGED; AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LEARNING; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPATIAL MEMORY;

EID: 0030952256     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4328(97)87584-5     Document Type: Article

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