Comparison of learning and memory in morphine dependent rats using different behavioral models

Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 225-230

  Motamedi, Fereshteh ^a   Ghasemi, Mohssen ^a   Davoodi, Farzaneh Ghiafeh ^a   Naghdi, Nasser ^b  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF IRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Active avoidance; Chronic morphine; Learning and memory; Morris water maze; Passive avoidance

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953425156     PISSN: 17350328     EISSN: 17266890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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