Ganglioside GQ1b improves spatial learning and memory of rats as measured by the Y-maze and the Morris water maze tests

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 439, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 220-225

  Jung, Woo Ram ^a   Kim, Hong Gi ^a   Kim, Kil Lyong ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ganglioside; GQ1b; Morris water maze; Spatial learning and memory; Y maze

Indexed keywords

GANGLIOSIDE GQ 1B;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; LEARNING; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPATIAL MEMORY;

ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; GANGLIOSIDES; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REACTION TIME; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 44649130627     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2008.05.020     Document Type: Article

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