Nicotinic, muscarinic and dopaminergic actions in the ventral hippocampus and the nucleus accumbens: Effects on spatial working memory in rats

Brain Research

Volumn 725, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 231-240

  Kim, Jeff S ^a   Levin, Edward D ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Hippocampus; Mecamylaine; Memory; Muscarinic; Nicotinic; Nucleus accumbens; Radial arm maze; Scopolamine

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; APOMORPHINE; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; HALOPERIDOL; MECAMYLAMINE; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGENT; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PILOCARPINE; QUINPIROLE; SCOPOLAMINE;

AMNESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPATIAL MEMORY; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0030182338     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(96)00213-2     Document Type: Article

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