Involvement of hippocampal NMDA receptors in retention of shuttle avoidance conditioning in rats

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1601-1604

  Roesler, R ^a   Kuyven, C R ^a   Kruel, A V S ^a   Quevedo, J ^a   Ferreira, M B C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Conditioning; Fear; Hippocampus; Memory; NMDA receptor

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; DRUG EFFECT; FEAR; HIPPOCAMPUS; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

2-AMINO-5-PHOSPHONOVALERATE; ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; FEAR; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0032234921     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X1998001200014     Document Type: Article

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