Ascorbic acid attenuates scopolamine-induced spatial learning deficits in the water maze

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 205, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 550-558

  Harrison, F E ^a   Hosseini, A H ^b   Dawes, S M ^b   Weaver, S ^a   May, J M ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Antioxidant; Ascorbic acid; Learning and memory; Vitamin C; Water maze; Y maze

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ASCORBIC ACID; SCOPOLAMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEDIAL FOREBRAIN BUNDLE; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPATIAL MEMORY;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; ASCORBIC ACID; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CORPUS STRIATUM; ESCAPE REACTION; FEMALE; LEARNING DISORDERS; LIVER; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; NOOTROPIC AGENTS; PROSENCEPHALON; SCOPOLAMINE; SPACE PERCEPTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 70349786427     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2009.08.017     Document Type: Article

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