Prior parity positively regulates learning and memory in young and middle-aged rats

Comparative Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 366-377

  Zimberknopf, Erica ^a   Xavier, Gilberto F ^b   Kinsley, Craig H ^d   Felicio, Luciano F ^c  

^a Physiology and Pharmacology Laboratory   (Brazil)

^b Biosciences Institute   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; LACTATION; LEARNING; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIMIPARA; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SPATIAL MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE; WEANING;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 84857486627     PISSN: 15320820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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