Ascorbic acid supplementation could affect passive avoidance learning and memory in rat

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 76, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 109-113

  Shahidi, Siamak ^a   Komaki, Alireza ^a   Mahmoodi, Minoo ^b   Atrvash, Nazanin ^a   Ghodrati, Marzieh ^a  

^a HAMADAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Passive avoidance learning; Rat

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DRUG EFFECT; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECALL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; MALE; MEMORY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 41449107649     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2008.01.003     Document Type: Article

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