Enhanced visuospatial memory following intracerebroventricular administration of nerve growth factor

Neurobiology of Learning and Memory

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 49-67

  Brandner, Catherine ^a   Vantini, Guido ^a   Schenk, Françoise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; RECOMBINANT NERVE GROWTH FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEARNING; MALE; MAZE TEST; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPATIAL MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0034065592     PISSN: 10747427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/nlme.1999.3917     Document Type: Article

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