Medetomidine, atipamezole, and guanfacine in delayed response performance of aged monkeys

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 415-422

  Rämä, Pia ^a   Linnankoski, Ilkka ^a   Tanila, Heikki ^a   Pertovaara, Antti ^a   Carlson, Synnöve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alpha 2 adrenergic drugs; Delayed response task; Monkeys

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ALPHA 2A ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 2B ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ATIPAMEZOLE; CLONIDINE; GUANFACINE; MEDETOMIDINE; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE;

AGED; AMNESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; FEMALE; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MACACA; MALE; MEMORY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; AGING; ANIMALS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FEMALE; GUANFACINE; IMIDAZOLES; MACACA; MALE; MEDETOMIDINE; MEMORY; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2;

ANIMALIA; MACACA;

EID: 0030297440     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(96)00111-6     Document Type: Article

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