The neurosteroid pregnenolone sulfate blocks deficits induced by a competitive NMDA antagonist in active avoidance and lever-press learning tasks in mice

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1057-1064

  Mathis, C ^a   Vogel, E ^a   Cagniard, B ^a   Criscuolo, F ^a   Ungerer, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

D AP5; Learning task; Pregnenolone sulfate; Retention deficits; Steroids

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PREGNENOLONE SULFATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEARNING; MALE; MAZE TEST; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

2-AMINO-5-PHOSPHONOVALERATE; ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; MEMORY; MICE; PREGNENOLONE; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; REFLEX;

EID: 0030445549     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0028-3908(96)00041-X     Document Type: Article

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