The effects of 5-HT3 receptor antagonists on cognitive performance in aged monkeys

Neurobiology of Aging

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 21-28

  Arnsten, Amy F T ^a   Huie Lin, C ^a   Van Dyck, Christopher H ^a   Stanhope, Kelly J ^b,c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

^c Cerebrus Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

5 HT3 receptors; aging; delayed response; monkeys; motor performance; object reversal; ondansetron; SEC 579; serotonin; visual discrimination; working memory

Indexed keywords

ONDANSETRON; SEC 579; SEROTONIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; MIRISETRON MALEATE; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST;

AGED; AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MEMORY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHESUS MONKEY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; ANIMAL; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LEARNING; MACACA; MOTIVATION; MOTOR CORTEX; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; VISION;

AGING; ANIMALS; COGNITION; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; MACACA MULATTA; MOTIVATION; MOTOR CORTEX; ONDANSETRON; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUINOLONES; REVERSAL LEARNING; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0030613512     PISSN: 01974580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-4580(96)00162-5     Document Type: Article

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