Effect of irradiation at the early foetal stage on adult brain function of mouse: Learning and memory

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 581-585

  Hossain, M ^a   Uma Devi, P ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN RADIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; LEARNING; MEMORY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDERS; MICE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RADIATION INJURIES, EXPERIMENTAL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0035002127     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09553000110037394     Document Type: Article

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