Effects of sodium azide on motor activity, motor coordination, and learning

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 67-71

  Lalonde, Robert ^a   Joyal, C C ^a   Beaudin, Stephane ^a  

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

Author keywords

azide; motor activity; motor coordination; spatial learning

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; SODIUM AZIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINATIVE STIMULUS; DRUG EFFECT; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEARNING; MALE; MAZE TEST; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPATIAL MEMORY;

EID: 0031012612     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(96)00158-X     Document Type: Article

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