L-AP4 (L-(+(-2-amino-4-phosphonobutyric acid) induced impairment of spatial learning in the rat is antagonized by MAP4 (S)-2-amino-2-methyl-4-phosphonobutanoic acid)

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 81, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 69-79

  Hölscher, Christian ^a   McGlinchey, Liam ^a   Rowan, Michael J ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

learning; memory; metabotropic glutamate receptor; radial maze; water maze

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 2 METHYL 4 PHOSPHONOBUTYRIC ACID; 2 AMINO 4 PHOSPHONOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AMINOBUTYRIC ACIDS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE; RECEPTORS, PRESYNAPTIC;

EID: 0030297441     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4328(96)00045-9     Document Type: Article

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