Comparison between the effects of ethanol and diazepam on spatial working memory in the rat

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 256-261

  White, Aaron M ^a   Simson, Peter E ^a   Best, Phillip J ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepines; Diazepam; Ethanol; Maze; Spatial memory

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; DIAZEPAM;

AMNESIA; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; LEARNING; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPATIAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; DIAZEPAM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ETHANOL; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; RATS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 0030771309     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002130050399     Document Type: Article

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