Effect of scopolamine-based amnesia on the number of astrocytes in the rat's hippocampus;Efecto de la amnesia inducida por escopolamina sobre el número de astrocitos en el hipocampo de ratas

International Journal of Morphology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 388-393

  Jahanshahi, Mehrdad ^a   Azami, N S ^b   Nickmahzar, E ^a  

^a GOLESTAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Amnesia; Astrocyte; Hippocampus; Rat; Scopolamine

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867540276     PISSN: 07179367     EISSN: 07179502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0717-95022012000200004     Document Type: Article

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