Spatial working memory in Wistar rats: Brain sex differences in metabolic activity

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 79, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 187-192

  Méndez López, Magdalena ^a   Méndez, Marta ^a   López, Laudino ^a   Arias, Jorge L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cytochrome oxidase; Limbic system; Morris water maze; Sex differences; Spatial working memory; Wistar rat

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTOCHEMISTRY; LEARNING; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPATIAL MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TISSUE STRUCTURE; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM; WISTAR RAT; WORKING MEMORY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; ESCAPE REACTION; FEMALE; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; SWIMMING;

EID: 64049117944     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2009.02.007     Document Type: Article

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