Passive avoidance learning in the day-old chick is modulated by GABAergic agents

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 629-634

  Clements, M P ^a   Bourne, R C ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bicuculline; GABA; Muscimol; Strong learning; Weak learning

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANTHRANILIC ACID METHYL ESTER; BICUCULLINE; MUSCIMOL; QUININE;

AMNESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AVERSION; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; FEMALE; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEARNING; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CINCHONA PUBESCENS; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0029871978     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0091-3057(95)02162-0     Document Type: Article

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