Genetic differences in response to novelty and spatial memory using a two-trial recognition task in mice

Neurobiology of Learning and Memory

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 31-48

  Dellu, F ^b   Contarino, A ^a   Simon, H ^b   Koob, G F ^a   Gold, L H ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Exploratory behavior; Mouse; Spatial recognition; Strain differences; Y maze

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; GENETICS; HABITUATION; MALE; MAZE TEST; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SPATIAL MEMORY; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 0034078621     PISSN: 10747427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/nlme.1999.3919     Document Type: Article

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