Acquisition in the Morris swim task is impaired by a benzodiazepine but not an NMDA antagonist: A new procedure for distinguishing acquisition and performance effects

Psychobiology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 217-228

  Keith, Julian R ^a   Galizio, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; DIZOCILPINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HIPPOCAMPUS; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LATENT PERIOD; LEARNING; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPATIAL MEMORY; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; SWIMMING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0030700749     PISSN: 08896313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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