Effects of the nucompetitive NMDA receptor antagonist memantine on hippocampal long-term potentiation, short-term exploratory modulation and spatial memory in awake, freely moving rats

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 567-571

  Barnes, Carol A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic; Fascia dentata; Morris maze; Oral administration

Indexed keywords

MEMANTINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DENTATE GYRUS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; GRANULE CELL; HIPPOCAMPUS; LONG TERM CARE; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PERFORANT NERVE TRACT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPATIAL MEMORY; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; DENTATE GYRUS; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; MEMANTINE; MEMORY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REACTION TIME; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029924670     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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