Enhanced acetylcholine release in the hippocampus and cortex during acquisition of an operant behavior

Brain Research

Volumn 724, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 89-96

  Orsetti, M ^b   Casamenti, F ^a   Pepeu, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

cholinergic mechanism; learning; memory; microdialysis; reinforced response

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; MICRODIALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0029980861     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(96)00292-2     Document Type: Article

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