Involvement of mechanisms dependent on NMDA receptors, nitric oxide and protein kinase A in the hippocampus but not in the caudate nucleus in memory

Behavioural Pharmacology

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 713-717

  Quevedo, J ^a   Vianna, M ^a   Zanatta, M S ^a   Roesler, R ^a   Izquierdo, I ^a   Jerusalinsky, D ^a   Quillfeldt, J A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Caudate nucleus; Hippocampus; Long term potentiation; Memory; Nitric oxide; NMDA receptor; Protein kinase A; Rat

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR; KT 5720; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HIPPOCAMPUS; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY; NONHUMAN; RAT;

2-AMINO-5-PHOSPHONOVALERATE; ANIMALS; CARBAZOLES; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CUES; CYCLIC AMP-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASES; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; HIPPOCAMPUS; INDOLES; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROARGININE; PYRROLES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE;

EID: 0031473082     PISSN: 09558810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008877-199712000-00006     Document Type: Article

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