Effects of aging and chronic nimodipine on hippocampal binding of [3H]CGS 19755

Neurobiology of Aging

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 453-457

  Kusztos, Robert D ^a   Ingram, Donald K ^b   Spangler, Edward L ^b   London, Edythe D ^a,c,d,e  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; calcium channels; hippocampus; learning; memory; nimodipine; NMDA receptor

Indexed keywords

4 PHOSPHONOMETHYLPIPECOLIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NIMODIPINE;

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BINDING; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029895370     PISSN: 01974580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0197-4580(96)00032-2     Document Type: Article

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