Effects of the metabotropic glutamate receptor antagonist MCPG on spatial and context-specific learning

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1557-1565

  Bordi, Fabio ^a   Marcon, Clara ^a   Chiamulera, Christian ^a   Reggiani, Angelo ^a  

^a GSK   (Italy)

Author keywords

Behavior; Fear conditioning; Learning and memory; Metabotropic receptors; NMDA receptors; Spatial learning

Indexed keywords

ALPHA METHYL 4 CARBOXYPHENYLGLYCINE; DIZOCILPINE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BEHAVIOR; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; HIPPOCAMPUS; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEARNING; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPATIAL MEMORY; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANIMALS; BENZOATES; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); CUES; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; FEAR; GLYCINE; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; RATS; RECEPTORS, METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 0030444916     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0028-3908(96)00101-3     Document Type: Article

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