Spatial learning in rats exposed to acute ethanol intoxication on gestational day 8

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 361-367

  Minetti, Alejandra ^a   Arolfo, Maria Pia ^a   Virgolini, Miriam B ^a   Brioni, Jorge D ^b   Fulginiti, Susana ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^b ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

GABA(A) receptors; hippocampus; memory; prenatal ethanol intoxication; spatial learning

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ALCOHOL; RADIOLIGAND;

ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; AMNESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEARNING; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RAT; SPATIAL MEMORY; SWIMMING;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0342538669     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0091-3057(95)02035-7     Document Type: Article

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