Age-dependent effects of developmental lead exposure on performance in the Morris water maze

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 57, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 271-279

  Jett, David A ^a   Kuhlmann, Anthony C ^a   Farmer, Stacey J ^a   Guilarte, Tomás R ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age dependence; Development; Lead; Learning; Morris water maze; Rats

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEAD POISONING; LEARNING; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY; NEUROTOXICITY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; BRAIN; CUES; DIET; FEMALE; LEAD POISONING; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RATS; REACTION TIME; WEANING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031004197     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(96)00350-4     Document Type: Article

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