Normal inhibitory avoidance learning and anxiety, but increased locomotor activity in mice devoid of PrP(C)

Molecular Brain Research

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 349-353

  Roesler, Rafael ^a   Walz, Roger ^a   Quevedo, João ^a   De Paris, Fernanda ^a   Zanata, Sílvio M ^b   Graner, Edgard ^b   Izquierdo, Ivan ^a   Martins, Vilma R ^b,c   Brentani, Ricardo R ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH   (Brazil)

^c A C CAMARGO CANCER CENTER   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Behavior; Memory; Prion, PrP(C); Prnp(0 0) mice

Indexed keywords

PRION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; LATENT PERIOD; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; PRION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANIMALS; ANXIETY; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; PRPC PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032741044     PISSN: 0169328X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-328X(99)00193-X     Document Type: Article

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