Learning and memory in Lymnaea are negatively altered by acute low-level concentrations of hydrogen sulphide

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 207, Issue 15, 2004, Pages 2621-2630

  Rosenegger, David ^a   Roth, Sheldon ^a   Lukowiak, Ken ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aerial respiratory behaviour; Hydrogen sulfide; Learning; Lymnaea stagnalis; Memory; Operant conditioning

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN SULFIDE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREATHING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; LEARNING; MEMORY; PHYSIOLOGY; SNAIL; TIME;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; MEMORY; RESPIRATION; SNAILS; TIME FACTORS;

GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; LYMNAEA; LYMNAEA STAGNALIS; LYMNAEIDAE;

EID: 3543024535     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01073     Document Type: Article

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