Spatial learning-induced increase in the argyrophilic nucleolar organizer region of dorsolateral telencephalic neurons in goldfish

Brain Research

Volumn 865, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 77-84

  Vargas, Juan Pedro ^a   Rodríguez, Fernando ^a   López, J Carlos ^a   Arias, Jorge L ^b   Salas, Cosme ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

AgNOR; Goldfish; Spatial learning; Telencephalon; Teleost fish

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME NOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; GOLDFISH; LEARNING; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SPATIAL MEMORY; TELENCEPHALON;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; GOLDFISH; LEARNING; NEURONS; NUCLEOLUS ORGANIZER REGION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SILVER STAINING; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; TELENCEPHALON; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0342314462     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(00)02220-4     Document Type: Article

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