Cyclosporin A, an inhibitor of calcineurin, impairs memory formation in day-old chicks

Brain Research

Volumn 730, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 107-117

  Bennett, Pauleen C ^a   Zhao, Weiqin ^a   Lawen, Alfons ^a   Ng, Kim T ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

calcineurin; cyclosporin A; dephosphorylation; immunosuppressant; memory; phosphatase

Indexed keywords

CALCINEURIN; CYCLOSPORIN A; CYCLOSPORIN B; PROTEIN KINASE (CALCIUM,CALMODULIN) II;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEARNING; MEMORY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION;

EID: 0030593663     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(96)00441-6     Document Type: Article

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