Spatial learning-related changes in metabolic activity of limbic structures at different posttask delays

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 151-159

  Mendez Lopez M ^a   Mendez M ^b   Sampedro Piquero, P ^b   Arias, J L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cytochrome oxidase; Limbic system; Morris water maze; Short term spatial memory; Wistar rat

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DENSITOMETRY; DENTATE GYRUS; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HISTOCHEMISTRY; LEARNING; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MALE; MAMMILLARY BODY; MAZE TEST; METABOLISM; MORRIS WATER MAZE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPATIAL MEMORY; SWIMMING; TASK PERFORMANCE; THALAMUS;

ANIMALS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84869198331     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: 10974547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jnr.23134     Document Type: Article

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