Interstrain differences in cognitive functions in rats in relation to status epilepticus

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 112, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 77-83

  Hort, J ^a   Brozek G ^a,b   Komarek V ^a   Langmeier, M ^a   Mares P ^b  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Long Evans rats; Morris water maze; Recurrent seizures; Status epilepticus; Wistar rats

Indexed keywords

MUSCARINIC AGENT; PILOCARPINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPILEPTIC STATE; HIPPOCAMPUS; LONG EVANS RAT; MALE; MAZE TEST; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RAT; SURVIVAL; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MUSCARINIC AGONISTS; PILOCARPINE; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; RATS, WISTAR; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034223255     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4328(00)00163-7     Document Type: Article

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