Pretraining infusion of DSP-4 into the amygdala impaired retention in the inhibitory avoidance task: Involvement of norepinephrine but not serotonin in memory facilitation

Chinese Journal of Physiology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 223-233

  Liang, K C ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

5,7 DHT; Aversive learning; Epinephrine; Memory; Rats

Indexed keywords

2 BROMO N (2 CHLOROETHYL) N ETHYLBENZYLAMINE; 5,7 DIHYDROXYTRYPTAMINE; DOPAMINE; FLUOXETINE; NEUROTOXIN; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AVERSION; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; RAT; REGIONAL PERFUSION; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM;

EID: 0032441980     PISSN: 03044920     EISSN: 26660059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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