Dose-related impairment of spatial learning by intrahippocampal scopolamine: Antagonism by ondansetron, a 5-HT3 receptor antagonist

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 185-194

  Carli, Mirjana ^a   Luschi, Roberto ^a   Samanin, Rosario ^a  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

Author keywords

5 Ht3 receptors; acetylcholine; Alzheimer disease; hippocampus; ondansetron; rat; scopolamine; spatial learning

Indexed keywords

ONDANSETRON; SCOPOLAMINE; SEROTONIN 3 RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0031032402     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4328(97)80988-6     Document Type: Article

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