Cognitive functions and drug sensitivity in adult male rats prenatally exposed to methamphetamine

Physiological Research

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 741-750

  Schutova B ^a   Hruba L ^a   Pometlova M ^a   Deykun, K ^a   Slamberova R ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Methamphetamine; Morris water maze; Sensitization; Spatial learning and memory

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; METHAMPHETAMINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MAZE TEST; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; COGNITION; FEMALE; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; METHAMPHETAMINE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 72749112142     PISSN: 08628408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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