The effects of pinealectomy, melatonin injections and implants on the spatial memory performance of male Wistar rats

Biological Rhythm Research

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 457-472

  Karakaç, Alper ^a   Coşkun, Hamit ^a   Kaya, Aliye ^a  

^a ABANT IZZET BAYSAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

melatonin; memory; Morris water maze; pinealectomy

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HORMONE; MALE; MEMORY; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; RODENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG IMPLANTATION; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY DISORDER; NONHUMAN; PINEAL BODY; PINEALECTOMY; RAT; SHAM PROCEDURE; SPATIAL MEMORY; TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79955754771     PISSN: 09291016     EISSN: 17444179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09291016.2010.537443     Document Type: Article

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