Executive function in rats is impaired by low (20 cGy) doses of 1 GeV/u 56Fe particles

Radiation Research

Volumn 178, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 289-294

  Lonart, Gyrgy ^a   Parris, Brian ^a   Johnson, Angela M ^a   Miles, Scott ^b   Sanford, Larry D ^a   Singletary, Sylvia J ^c   Britten, Richard A ^a  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Veterinary Consulting Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COSMONAUT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; GALACTIC COSMIC RADIATION; HZE PARTICLE; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); IRRADIATION; MENTAL FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE RADIATION; PLANNING; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RAT; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

ANIMALS; COSMIC RADIATION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; MALE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 84867056002     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: 19385404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/RR2862.1     Document Type: Article

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