Beneficial effects of nicotine administered prior to a delayed matching-to-sample task in young and aged monkeys

Neurobiology of Aging

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1991, Pages 233-238

  Buccafusco, Jerry J ^a,c   Jackson, William J ^b  

^a Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior Augusta ^*  (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Matching to sample; Memory; Nicotine; Nonhuman primate

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MEMORY; MONKEY; NONHUMAN;

AGING; ANIMAL; COLOR; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MACACA; MACACA MULATTA; NICOTINE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.;

EID: 0025780198     PISSN: 01974580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0197-4580(91)90102-P     Document Type: Article

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