Growth restriction alters adult spatial memory and sensorimotor gating in a sex-specific manner

Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 59-68

  Lauritz, B ^a   Siebel, A L ^a   Guille, V ^a   Jefferies, A J ^a   Wlodek, M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Key wordsanxiety; learning and memory; low birth weight; motor function; uteroplacental insufficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867473501     PISSN: 20401744     EISSN: 20401752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S2040174411000729     Document Type: Article

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