Effects of nitric oxide synthase inhibitor N(G)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester on spatial and cued leaning

Neuroscience

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 837-841

  Knepper, B R ^a   Kurylo, D D ^a  

^a BOWDOIN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hippocampus; L NAME; Nitric oxide; NOS

Indexed keywords

N(G) NITRO DEXTRO ARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME INHIBITION; HIPPOCAMPUS; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MEMORY; MOTIVATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANIMALS; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; CUES; ENZYME INHIBITORS; LEARNING; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 0032484535     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(97)00457-0     Document Type: Article

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