Effects of the potassium channel blockers, apamin and 4-aminopyridine, on scopolamine-induced deficits in the delayed matching to position task in rats: A comparison with the cholinesterase inhibitor E2020

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 242-255

  Poorheidari, G ^a   Stanhope, K J ^b   Pratt, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b Cerebrus Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

4 Aminopyridine; Apamin; Cognition; E2020; Operant delayed matching task; Potassium channel; Rat; Scopolamine

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; APAMIN; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; DONEPEZIL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; SCOPOLAMINE;

ACCURACY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; NONHUMAN; POSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

4-AMINOPYRIDINE; ANIMALS; APAMIN; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; INDANS; MALE; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; PIPERIDINES; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REACTION TIME; SCOPOLAMINE;

EID: 0031973559     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002130050506     Document Type: Article

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