Ascorbic acid protects against restraint stress-induced memory deficits in wistar rats

Clinics

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1211-1217

  Kumar, Raju Suresh ^a   Narayanan, Sareesh Naduvil ^a   Nayak, Satheesha ^a  

^a MELAKA MANIPAL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Passive avoidance; Restraint stress; Spatial memory; Water maze

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; EXERCISE; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; RANDOMIZATION; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 75649117737     PISSN: 18075932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1807-59322009001200012     Document Type: Article

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