AGE-DEPENDENT DEFICITS IN RADIAL MAZE PERFORMANCE IN THE RAT - EFFECT OF CHRONIC TREATMENT WITH ACETYL-L-CARNITINE

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作者
CAPRIOLI, A
GHIRARDI, O
RAMACCI, MT
ANGELUCCI, L
机构
[1] SIGMA TAU PHARMACEUT CO,BIOL RES LABS,ROME,ITALY
[2] UNIV ROME LA SAPIENZA,INST PHARMACOL 2,I-00185 ROME,ITALY
关键词
8-arm radial maze; acetyl-L-carnitine; aging; spatial learning;
D O I
10.1016/0278-5846(90)90024-B
中图分类号
R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
学科分类号
摘要
1. An eight-arm radial maze was the experimental model used to investigate spatial learning in rats of different ages and in old rats treated with Acetyl-L-Carnitine. 2. Extramaze visual cues were minimized in order to study the rat's ability to perform using a strategy. 3. The experimental findings indicated a deterioration of the old rat's ability to learn and solve the radial maze. 4. Long-term treatment (8 months) with Acetyl-L-Carnitine was found to antagonize such a deterioration. © 1990.
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