Developmental hypothyroidism disrupts visual signal detection performance in rats

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 112-113, Issue , 2013, Pages 90-95

  Hasegawa, Masashi ^a   Wada, Hiromi ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Attention; Developmental hypothyroidism; Rat; Signal detection task; Thyroid hormone

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; THIAMAZOLE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LIGHT; MALE; NEWBORN PERIOD; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RAT; SIGNAL DETECTION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION;

EID: 84875778835     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: 1873507X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2013.02.019     Document Type: Article

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