The effects of intra-amygdala infusion of the AMPA receptor antagonist CNQX on retention performance following aversive training

Neurobiology of Learning and Memory

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 324-340

  Mesches, Michael H ^a,c   Bianchin, Marino ^b   Mcgaugh, James L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; AMPA RECEPTOR; MIDAZOLAM;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AVERSIVE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; LOCOMOTION; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NONHUMAN; RAT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

EID: 0030296889     PISSN: 10747427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/nlme.1996.0073     Document Type: Article

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