Nitric oxide is involved in the formation of learning and memory in rats: Studies using passive avoidance response and Morris water maze task

Behavioural Pharmacology

Volumn 8, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 183-187

  Qiang, M ^a   Chen, Y C ^a   Wang, R ^a   Wu, F M ^b   Qiao, J T ^a  

^a SHANXI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Learning and memory; Morris water maze; N nitro L arginine (NAME); Passive avoidance response; Rat

Indexed keywords

N(G) NITRO DEXTRO ARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEARNING; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; RAT;

ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; ENZYME INHIBITORS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; LEARNING; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0030737570     PISSN: 09558810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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