Enhanced spatial ability in aged dogs following dietary and behavioural enrichment

Neurobiology of Learning and Memory

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 610-623

  Nippak, P M D ^a   Mendelson, J ^a   Muggenburg, B ^b   Milgram, N W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Anti oxidents; Canine; Delayed non matched to positive; Enrichment; Memory; Problem solving; Response latency; Visual spatial task

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CARNITINE; THIOCTIC ACID;

AGING; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOG; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXERCISE; FEMALE; MALE; MENTAL DETERIORATION; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; SPATIAL MEMORY; STIMULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; COENZYMES; COGNITION; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; DOGS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FOOD, FORTIFIED; MALE; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33947592137     PISSN: 10747427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2007.01.001     Document Type: Article

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