Effects of Intracerebroventricular Injection of AF64A on Learning Behaviors in Rats

Japanese Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1988, Pages 121-130

  Nakahara, Noboru ^a   Iga, Yoshinori ^a   Mizobe, Fumio ^a   Kawanishi, Gosei ^a  

^a SNOW BRAND MILK PRODUCTS CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; ETHYLCHOLINE MUSTARD AZIRIDINIUM; PHYSOSTIGMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BEHAVIOR; HIPPOCAMPUS; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEARNING; MALE; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RAT;

EID: 0023749973     PISSN: 00215198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1254/jjp.48.121     Document Type: Article

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