The influences of rearing environment and neonatal choline dietary supplementation on spatial learning and memory in adult rats

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 173-188

  Tees, Richard C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Complex rearing; Diet; Environment; Learning; Neonatal choline; Spatial memory

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CHOLINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; TACRINE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOREBRAIN; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEARNING; MAZE TEST; MEMORY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ATROPINE; CHOLINE; DIET; ESCAPE REACTION; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; NOOTROPIC AGENTS; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 0032886480     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4328(99)00074-1     Document Type: Article

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