The effects of MK-801 on spatial working memory and within-session spatial learning

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 613-617

  White, Aaron M ^a   Best, Phillip J ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Learning; Memory; MK 801; NMDA; Spatial

Indexed keywords

DIZOCILPINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEARNING; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPATIAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; RATS; SPACE PERCEPTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032032491     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(97)00483-8     Document Type: Article

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