Impact of lead sub-chronic toxicity on recognition memory and motor activity of wistar rat

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 173-177

  Azzaoui, F Z ^a   Ahami, A O T ^a   Khadmaoui, A ^a  

^a IBN TOFAIL UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Lead; NOR test; Open field; Rat; Sub chronic; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEMORY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RAT; RECOGNITION; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAD; MEMORY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY);

RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 60549109279     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2009.173.177     Document Type: Article

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