Utility of an elevated plus-maze for the evaluation of memory in mice: effects of nootropics, scopolamine and electroconvulsive shock

Jiro Itoh1, Toshitaka Nabeshima2,3, Tsutomu Kameyama3
1Dept. Hospital Pharmacy, Nagoya University, School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
2Department of Pharmacology, Nippon Roche Research Center, Kamakura,Japan.
3Department of Chemical Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan

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