Comparison of the effects of dose-dependent zinc chloride on short-term and long-term memory in young male rats

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 2704-2708

  Moazedi, Ahmad Ali ^a   Ghotbeddin, Z ^a   Parham, G H ^a  

^a SHAHID CHAMRAN UNIVERSITY OF AHVAZ   (Iran)

Author keywords

Rat; Short term and long term memory; Zinc chloride

Indexed keywords

RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 34547196255     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2007.2704.2708     Document Type: Article

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