Shuttle-box avoidance learning in mice: Improvement by combined glucose and tacrine

Neurobiology of Learning and Memory

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 204-210

  Pavone, Flaminia ^a   Capone, Francesca ^b   Battaglia, Mario ^a   Sansone, Mario ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Active avoidance; Glucose; Learning improvement by drug combination; Mice; Tacrine

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; GLUCOSE; TACRINE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEARNING; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MEMORY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0031950484     PISSN: 10747427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/nlme.1997.3808     Document Type: Article

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