The effect of nitric oxide synthase inhibition on cognitive ability and strategies employed for place learning in the water maze: Sex differences

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 151-159

  Kanit, L ^a   Koylu, E O ^a   Yararbas, G ^a   Furedy, J J ^a,b   Pogun, Sakire ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acquisition; Cognitive style; Nitric oxide; Sex differences; Spatial learning; Water maze

Indexed keywords

N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; LEARNING; MALE; MAZE TEST; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING;

EID: 0344430153     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2003.09.008     Document Type: Article

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