Effects of prolonged iron overload and low frequency electromagnetic exposure on spatial learning and memory in the young rat

Neurobiology of Learning and Memory

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 345-355

  Maaroufi, Karima ^a,b   Had Aissouni, Laurence ^c   Melon, Christophe ^c   Sakly, Mohsen ^b   Abdelmelek, Hafedh ^b   Poucet, Bruno ^a   Save, Etienne ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b University of Carthage   (Tunisia)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic exposure; Iron overload; Rat; Spatial memory

Indexed keywords

3,4 DIHYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; 5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; DOPAMINE; MONOAMINE; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; HABITUATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; IRON OVERLOAD; LEARNING; MALE; MAZE TEST; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RAT; REFERENCE MEMORY; SEROTONIN METABOLISM; SPATIAL MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 69349096417     PISSN: 10747427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2009.04.002     Document Type: Article

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