Effects of a single administration of oxytocin or vasopressin and their interactions with two selective receptor antagonists on memory storage in mice

Neurobiology of Learning and Memory

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 136-146

  Boccia, M M ^a   Kopf, S R ^a   Baratti, Carlos María ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Inhibitory avoidance; Memory storage; Mice; Oxytocin; Oxytocin receptor antagonists; Vasopressin; Vasopressin receptor antagonists

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; VASOPRESSIN; VASOPRESSIN V1 RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TRAINING;

EID: 0031926914     PISSN: 10747427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/nlme.1997.3817     Document Type: Article

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