Glucose treatment attenuates spatial learning and memory deficits of aged rats on tests of hippocampal function

Neurobiology of Aging

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 233-241

  Winocur, G ^a,b,c   Gagnon, S ^d  

^a ROTMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Glucose; Hippocampus; Spatial memory

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; AGING; AMNESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE INFUSION; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; GLUCOSE UTILIZATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPATIAL MEMORY;

AGING; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CUES; GLUCOSE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY; RATS;

EID: 0031871767     PISSN: 01974580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-4580(98)00057-8     Document Type: Article

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