Effects of NMDA and AMPA receptor antagonists on corticosterone facilitation of long-term memory in the chick

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1923-1928

  Venero, César ^b   Sandi, Carmen ^a,c  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTO CAJAL   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Glucocorticoid; Glutamate; Learning; Plasticity

Indexed keywords

6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; AMPA RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; CORTICOSTERONE; DIZOCILPINE; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

6-CYANO-7-NITROQUINOXALINE-2,3-DIONE; ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CHICKENS; CORTICOSTERONE; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; FEMALE; MALE; MEMORY; RECEPTORS, AMPA; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE;

EID: 0030920462     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.1997.tb00759.x     Document Type: Article

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