Effects of nimodipine, felodipine and amlodipine on electroconvulsive shock-induced amnesia in the rat

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 310, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 103-106

  Župan, Gordana ^a   Vitezić, Dinko ^a   Mršić, Jasenka ^a   Matešić, Damir ^a   Simonić, Ante ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RIJEKA   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Amlodipine; Amnesia; Electroconvulsive shock; Felodipine; Nimodipine; Rat

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; FELODIPINE; NIMODIPINE;

AMNESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRIC SHOCK; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEARNING; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030605965     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(96)00534-1     Document Type: Article

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