Effects of chronic administration of melatonin on spatial learning ability and long-term potentiation in lead-exposed and control rats

Biomedical and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 70-75

  Cao, Xiu Jing ^a,b   Ming, Wang ^a   Chen, Wei Heng ^a   Zhu, Da Miao ^a   She, Jia Qi ^a   Ruan, Di Yun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Lead; Learning; Long term potentiation (LTP); Melatonin; Memory

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 65349157915     PISSN: 08953988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-3988(09)60025-8     Document Type: Article

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