Nitric oxide but not carbon monoxide is involved in spatial learning of mice

Japanese Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 205-211

  Toyoda, Miwa ^a   Saito, Hiroshi ^a   Matsuki, Norio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carbon monoxide; Nitric oxide; Passive avoidance learning; Spatial learning; Zn protoporphyrin IX

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; HEME OXYGENASE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; PROTOPORPHYRIN ZINC;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEARNING; MALE; MAZE TEST; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE;

EID: 0029831668     PISSN: 00215198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1254/jjp.71.205     Document Type: Article

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