Rivastigmine reverses aluminum-induced behavioral changes in rats

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 659, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 169-176

  Abdel Aal, Raafat A ^a   Assi, Abdel Azim A ^a   Kostandy, Botros B ^a  

^a ASSIUT UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Alzheimer's disease; Memory; Rivastigmine

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; RIVASTIGMINE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; LEARNING DISORDER; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MORRIS WATER MAZE; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL ARM MAZE; RAT; ROTA ROD TEST; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WORKING MEMORY;

ALUMINUM; ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; CHOLINESTERASES; COGNITION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FECES; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY; MOVEMENT; PHENYLCARBAMATES; RATS; RATS, INBRED WF; REACTION TIME; ROTAROD PERFORMANCE TEST; SWIMMING;

EID: 79955932597     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2011.03.011     Document Type: Article

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