Elevated plus-maze performance of Fischer-344 rats as a function of age and of exposure to 56 Fe particles

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 981-986

  Rabin, Bernard M ^a   Carrihill Knoll, Kirsty L ^a   Carey, Amanda N ^b   Shukitt Hale, Barbara ^b   Joseph, James A ^b   Foster, Brian C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

56 Fe particles; Aging; Anxiety; Elevated plus maze

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; COSMIC RAYS; ELECTRIC MOTORS; IRRADIATION; MAGNETOSPHERE; RATS;

AGING PROCESSES; ARM EXPLORATION; COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE; NEUROCHEMICAL FUNCTIONING;

ASTROBIOLOGY;

EID: 34249334612     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2006.11.013     Document Type: Article

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