A concussive-like brain injury model in mice (I): Impairment in learning and memory

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 851-862

  Tang, Ya Ping ^a   Noda, Yukihiro ^a   Hasegawa, Takaaki ^a   Nabeshima, Toshitaka ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Concussive like brain injury (CLBI); Learning and memory; Mouse; Traumatic brain injury (TBI); Weight drop impact

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN CONCUSSION; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MEMORY; MOUSE; MUSCLE TONE; NONHUMAN; RIGHTING REFLEX; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0031456313     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.1997.14.851     Document Type: Article

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