Sex differences in behavioral outcome following neonatal hypoxia ischemia: Insights from a clinical meta-analysis and a rodent model of induced hypoxic ischemic brain injury

Experimental Neurology

Volumn 254, Issue , 2014, Pages 54-67

  Smith, Amanda L ^a   Alexander, Michelle ^a   Rosenkrantz, Ted S ^b   Sadek, Mona Lisa ^a   Fitch, R Holly ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypoxia ischemia; Memory; Prematurity; Rapid auditory processing; Rodent model; Sex differences; Visual attention

Indexed keywords

HYPOXIA ISCHEMIA; MEMORY; PREMATURITY; RAPID AUDITORY PROCESSING; RODENT MODEL; SEX DIFFERENCES; VISUAL ATTENTION;

ANIMALS; ATTENTION; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOXIA-ISCHEMIA, BRAIN; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STARTLE REACTION;

EID: 84893437275     PISSN: 00144886     EISSN: 10902430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2014.01.003     Document Type: Article

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