Nitric oxide synthase inhibitors impair reference memory formation in a radial arm maze task in rats

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 323-330

  Zou, Li Bo ^a   Yamada, Kiyofumi ^a   Tanaka, Tomoko ^a,b   Kameyama, Tsutomu ^b   Nabeshima, Toshitaka ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b MEIJO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

7 Nitroindazole; L Arginine; Learning and memory; N(G) Nitro L arginine methyl ester; Nitric oxide; Radial arm maze

Indexed keywords

7 NITROINDAZOLE; ARGININE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; IONOTROPIC RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

AMNESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LEARNING; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY; NEUROPHARMACOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPATIAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

ANIMALS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; INDAZOLES; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0032029111     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0028-3908(98)00042-2     Document Type: Article

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