Vitamin A deficiency produces spatial learning and memory impairment in rats

Neuroscience

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 475-482

  Cocco, S ^a   Diaz, G ^a   Stancampiano, R ^a   Diana, A ^a   Carta, M ^a   Curreli, R ^a   Sarais, L ^a   Fadd, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine release; CA1 neurons; Hippocampus; Radial maze; Retinoids

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; RETINOL; SCOPOLAMINE;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEARNING; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY DISORDER; MICRODIALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN INTAKE;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY DISORDERS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, RETINOIC ACID; RETINOID X RECEPTORS; SPACE PERCEPTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0037146706     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(02)00423-2     Document Type: Article

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