Stimulation of alpha-1 adrenergic receptors facilitates spatial learning in rats

European Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 17-26

  Puumala, Tarja ^a   Greijus, Susanna ^a   Narinen, Kaisa ^a   Haapalinna, Antti ^b   Riekkinen Sr, Paavo ^a   Sirviö, Jouni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b ORION CORPORATION   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alpha 1 adrenoceptors; Learning; Memory; Muscarinic receptors; Rat

Indexed keywords

2 (2 CHLORO 5 TRIFLUOROMETHYLPHENYLIMINO)IMIDAZOLIDINE; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CYCLOSERINE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; PRAZOSIN; SCOPOLAMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; ANTIMETABOLITES; CLONIDINE; CYCLOSERINE; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; PRAZOSIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-1; RECEPTORS, GLYCINE; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SCOPOLAMINE; SWIMMING;

EID: 0031983488     PISSN: 0924977X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-977X(97)00040-0     Document Type: Article

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