Erythropoietin improves spatial delayed alternation in a T-maze in fimbria-fornix transected rats

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 186, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 215-221

  Mogensen, Jesper ^a   Jensen, Christina ^a   Kingod, Siff Camilla ^a   Hansen, Asbjørn ^a   Larsen, Jan Abildtrup Rode ^a   Malá, Hana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Brain damage; Erythropoietin; Fimbria fornix; Functional recovery; Hippocampus; Neuroprotection; Neurotrophic effects; Plasticity; Rat; Spatial delayed alternation; T maze

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROPOIETIN; RECOMBINANT ERYTHROPOIETIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN FORNIX; BRAIN INJURY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIPPOCAMPAL FIMBRIA; LEARNING; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; T MAZE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN INJURIES; ERYTHROPOIETIN, RECOMBINANT; FORNIX, BRAIN; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REACTION TIME;

EID: 36249002819     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2007.08.009     Document Type: Article

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