Therapeutic effect of caffeine treatment immediately following neonatal hypoxic-ischemic injury on spatial memory in male rats

Brain Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 177-190

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy; Morris water maze; Neonatal; Neuroprotection

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN VENTRICLE DILATATION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; HISTOLOGY; HYPOXIA; HYPOXIC ISCHEMIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPATIAL MEMORY;

EID: 85002333512     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20763425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/brainsci3010177     Document Type: Article

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