Effects of RU 52583, an α2-antagonist, on memory in rats with excitotoxic damage to the septal area

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 649-655

  M'Harzi, M ^a   Willig, F ^a   Bardelay, C ^a   Palou, A M ^a   Oberlander, C ^a  

^a SANOFI   (France)

Author keywords

adrenergic receptors; cholinergic; hippocampal theta; memory impairments; radial maze; rat

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ARECOLINE; CHOLINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; EXCITOTOXIN; IDAZOXAN; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; PHYSOSTIGMINE; RU 52583; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMNESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN INJURY; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG TRANSPORT; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTOLOGY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEPTUM NUCLEUS; SPATIAL MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE; THETA RHYTHM; WORKING MEMORY;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; CHOLINE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; HIPPOCAMPUS; IDAZOXAN; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY; MUSCARINIC AGONISTS; N-METHYLASPARTATE; PHYSOSTIGMINE; RATS; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; SEPTAL NUCLEI; THETA RHYTHM; VINCA ALKALOIDS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030933093     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(96)00422-4     Document Type: Article

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