Histaminergic neurons facilitate social memory in rats

Brain Research

Volumn 734, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 316-318

  Prast, Helmut ^a   Argyriou, Anastasia ^a   Philippu, Athineos ^a  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Histamine; Histidine; Immepip; Short term social memory; Thioperamide; Fluoromethylhistidine

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FLUOROMETHYLHISTIDINE; HISTAMINE; HISTAMINE AGONIST; HISTIDINE; IMMEPIP; THIOPERAMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

EID: 0030599187     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(96)00886-4     Document Type: Article

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