Effects of low doses of physostigmine on avoidance learning and EEG in two strains of mice

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 81, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 155-161

  Loizzo, Alberto ^a   Palazzesi, Sergio ^a   Loizzo, Stefano ^a   Battaglia, Mario ^b   Sansone, Mario ^b  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

C57BL 6; DBA 2; electroencephalogram; hippocampus; inbred strain; mouse; physostigmine; shuttle box

Indexed keywords

PHYSOSTIGMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HIPPOCAMPUS; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEARNING; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CHOLINERGIC AGENTS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED DBA; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PHYSOSTIGMINE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030297107     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4328(96)00057-5     Document Type: Article

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