ISSN:
1432-2072
Keywords:
Nicotine
;
Avoidance learning
;
Behavioral teratology
;
Sex-linked difference
;
Rat
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract The offspring of rats treated with nicotine (0.5 mg/kg/day SC) on days 1–20 of gestation, were trained for active avoidance conditioning when 60 days old. Although learning was similar in both control groups of males and females, nicotine exposure during fetal life improved learning in females but reduced it in males, the difference between these two groups being statistically significant from day 17 until the end of the training period (day 25).
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00427504
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