Ovulatory delay alters postnatal growth, behavior, and brain structure in rats

Developmental Brain Research

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 49-55

  Kimler, Bruce F ^a   Cox, Gail G ^a   Wulser, Michael J ^a   Zhao, Wei Wei ^a   Norton, Stata ^b   Terranova, Paul F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Brain; Delay; Development; Ovulation; Postnatal

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FEMALE; GAIT; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; OVULATION; POSTNATAL GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHTING REFLEX;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; CEREBRAL CORTEX; FEMALE; GAIT; MALE; OVULATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032540364     PISSN: 01653806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-3806(97)00218-6     Document Type: Article

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