Working memory learning method and astrocytes number in different subfields of rat's Hippocampus

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 28-31

  Mehrdad, Jahanshahi ^a   Yousef, Sadeghi ^b   Ahmad, Hosseini ^b   Naser, Naghdi ^c   Abbas, Piriaie ^b  

^a GOLESTAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF IRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Hippocampus; Spatial learning; Working memory

Indexed keywords

RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 48749118911     PISSN: 15574555     EISSN: 15574563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajavsp.2008.28.31     Document Type: Article

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