Nitric oxide synthase inhibition impairs spatial navigation learning and induces conditioned taste aversion

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 57, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 347-352

  Prendergast, Mark A ^a   Buccafusco, Jerry J ^a,c   Terry Jr , Alvin V ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Conditioned taste aversion; Learning and memory; Nitric oxide; Spatial navigation

Indexed keywords

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

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; LEARNING; MALAISE; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TASTE AVERSION;

ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME INHIBITORS; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MENTAL RECALL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SWIMMING; VISUAL ACUITY;

ANIMALIA; PRIMATES;

EID: 0030908017     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(96)00313-9     Document Type: Article

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