Inhibition of glutamine synthetase activity prevents memory consolidation

Cognitive Brain Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 57-64

  Gibbs, M E ^a   O'Dowd, B S ^c   Hertz, L ^b   Robinson, S R ^c   Sedman, G L ^d   Ng, K T ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alanine; Day old chick; Glutamate; Glutamate glutamine cycle; Glutamine; Glutamine synthetase; Memory consolidation; Methionine sulfoxamine; Passive avoidance training; Ketoglutarate

Indexed keywords

2 OXOGLUTARIC ACID; ALANINE; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; METHIONINE SULFOXIMINE;

AMNESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEARNING; MEMORY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029884465     PISSN: 09266410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0926-6410(96)00020-1     Document Type: Article

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