Effects of clomethiazole on radial-arm maze performance following global forebrain ischemia in gerbils

Brain Research

Volumn 751, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 189-195

  Liang, Shih Ping ^a   Kanthan, Rani ^b   Shuaib, Ashfaq ^b   Wishart, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

clomethiazole; gerbil; ischemia; neuroprotection

Indexed keywords

CLOMETHIAZOLE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERBIL; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CHLORMETHIAZOLE; GERBILLINAE; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PROSENCEPHALON;

EID: 0030999812     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(96)01292-9     Document Type: Article

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