Scopolamine blocks the effects of swim stress on memory retrieval in rats

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 103, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1331-1336

  Kumar, K B ^a   Karanth, K S ^b  

^a KASTURBA HOSPITAL   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Avoidance memory; Cholinergic activity; Scopolamine; Swim stress

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SCOPOLAMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC ACTIVITY; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MEMORY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRESS; TRAINING;

EID: 0029850498     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01271193     Document Type: Article

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