Systemic idazoxan impairs performance in a non-reversal shift test: Implications for the role of the central noradrenergic systems in selective attention

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 188-194

  Rowe, James B ^a,b   Saunders, Jason R ^a   Durantou, Francois ^a,c   Robbins, Trevor W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b MAGDALEN COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

Author keywords

Attention; Idazoxan; Locus coeruleus; Noradrenaline

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; IDAZOXAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FOOD DEPRIVATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEARNING; LOCUS CERULEUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; RAT; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION;

EID: 0029739603     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026988119601000303     Document Type: Article

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