Physostigmine improves water maze performance following nucleus basalis magnocellularis lesions in rats

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 1988, Pages 421-425

  Mandel, R J ^a,b   Thal, L J ^a  

^a VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Cholinergic; Physostigmine; Spatial learning; Water maze

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; IBOTENIC ACID; PHYSOSTIGMINE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BRAIN CORTEX; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEARNING; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; OLIVARY NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RAT;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMAL; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CHOLINE O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; PHYSOSTIGMINE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0023740951     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: 14322072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00216074     Document Type: Article

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