β-Adrenergic dysfunction exacerbates impairment of working memory induced by hippocampal NMDA receptor blockade in rats

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 307, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 21-26

  Ohno, Masuo ^a   Yoshimatsu, Ayako ^a   Kobayashi, Masako ^a   Watanabe, Shigenori ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hippocampus; NMDA receptor; Noradrenaline; Propranolol; Working memory; Adrenoceptor

Indexed keywords

2 BROMO N (2 CHLOROETHYL) N ETHYLBENZYLAMINE; 4 (3 PHOSPHONOPROPYL) 2 PIPERAZINECARBOXYLIC ACID; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NEUROTOXIN; NORADRENALIN; PHENTOLAMINE; PROPRANOLOL;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; BRAIN CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENTIATION; ERROR; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTOLOGY; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MONOAMINE METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 0030594644     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(96)00230-0     Document Type: Article

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