Reversal of prenatal diazepam-induced deficit in a spatial-object learning task by brief, periodic maternal separation in adult rats

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 320-330

  Cannizzaro, E ^a   Martire, M ^b   Gagliano, M ^a   Plescia, F ^a   La Barbera, M ^a   Mantia, G ^a   Mineo, A ^a   Cannizzaro, G ^a   Cannizzaro, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Emotionality; Learning performance; Maternal separation; Prenatal diazepam; Rats

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTIONALITY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEAR; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; LEARNING DISORDER; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MATERNAL DEPRIVATION; MAZE TEST; MENTAL TASK; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STARTLE REFLEX; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DIAZEPAM; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GABA MODULATORS; LEARNING DISORDERS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MATERNAL DEPRIVATION; MAZE LEARNING; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; STARTLE REACTION;

EID: 19544365929     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2005.02.022     Document Type: Article

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