Chronic exposure to low mercury chloride concentration induces object recognition and aversive memories deficits in rats

International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 468-472

  Mello Carpes, Pâmela B ^a   Barros, Wellinghton ^a   Borges, Sidnei ^a   Alves, Niége ^a   Rizzetti, Danize ^a   Peçanha, Franck M ^a   Vassallo, Dalton V ^b   Wiggers, Giulia A ^a   Izquierdo, Ivan ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO PAMPA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

^c PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Behavioral; Inhibitory avoidance; Learning; Recognition memory; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

MERCURY CHLORIDE;

AMNESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AVERSIVE MEMORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELEVATED PLUS MAZE; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; EXPOSURE; INHIBITORY AVOIDANCE TASK; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MEMORY; NONHUMAN; OBJECT RECOGNITION; OBJECT RECOGNITION TASK; OPEN FIELD TEST; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECOGNITION; TAIL FLICK TEST; TASK PERFORMANCE;

BEHAVIORAL; INHIBITORY AVOIDANCE; LEARNING; RECOGNITION MEMORY; TOXICOLOGY;

ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY DISORDERS; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; PAIN THRESHOLD; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84880323832     PISSN: 07365748     EISSN: 1873474X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2013.05.009     Document Type: Article

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