Effect of cholinergic activation by physostigmine on working memory failure caused in rats by pharmacological manipulation of hippocampal glutamatergic and 5-HTergic neurotransmission

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 217, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 21-24

  Ohno, Masuo ^a   Kishi, Akihiro ^a   Watanabe, Shigenori ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

5 Hydroxytryptamine(1A) receptor; Acetylcholine; Hippocampus; N methyl D aspartate receptor; Physostigmine; Scopolamine; Working memory; ) 3 Carboxypiperazin 4 yl)propyl 1 phosphonoc acid

Indexed keywords

2 DIPROPYLAMINO 8 HYDROXYTETRALIN; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PHYSOSTIGMINE; SCOPOLAMINE; SEROTONIN AGONIST;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIPPOCAMPUS; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 0029808191     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(96)13057-3     Document Type: Article

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