Lead-induced changes in NMDA receptor complex binding: Correlations with learning accuracy and with sensitivity to learning impairments caused by MK-801 and NMDA administration

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 161-174

  Cory Slechta, Deborah A ^a   Garcia Osuna, Monica ^a,b   Greenamyre, J Timothy ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

CGP 39653; Cognition; Lead; Learning; MK 801; N Methyl D aspartate (NMDA) receptor complex

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 4 PHOSPHONOMETHYL 3 HEPTENOIC ACID; DIZOCILPINE; LEAD; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; RADIOLIGAND;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; LEARNING; MALE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR BINDING;

EID: 0030939009     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4328(96)00174-X     Document Type: Article

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