Learning and memory in rats gestationally and lactationally exposed to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD)

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 231-239

  Seo, Byung Woun ^a   Sparks, Angelia J ^a   Medora, Kainaaz ^a   Amin, Shahid ^a   Schantz, Susan L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrimination reversal learning; Learning and memory; Morris water maze; Perinatal exposure; Radial arm maze; TCDD

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; LACTATION; LEARNING; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PERINATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; LACTATION; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPACE PERCEPTION; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN;

ANIMALIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0033005808     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-0362(98)00049-X     Document Type: Article

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