Congenital hypothyroidism impairs response alternation discrimination behavior

Brain Research

Volumn 847, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 231-239

  MacNabb, Carrie ^a   O'Hare, Eugene ^a,b   Cleary, James ^a   Georgopoulos, Apostolos P ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavior; Congenital hypothyroidism; Learning; Thyroid hormone

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; LIOTHYRONINE; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; THIAMAZOLE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LEARNING; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; THYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; ANTITHYROID AGENTS; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; METHIMAZOLE; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 0032728836     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(99)02038-7     Document Type: Article

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