Hippocampal dynorphin B injections impair spatial learning in rats: A κ-opioid receptor-mediated effect

Neuroscience

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 375-382

  Sandin, J ^a   Nylander, I ^b   Georgieva, J ^a   Schott P A ^a   Ogren S O ^a   Terenius, L ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dynorphin; Hippocampus; Kappa receptors; Nor binaltorphimine; Spatial learning

Indexed keywords

DYNORPHIN B; KAPPA OPIATE RECEPTOR; NORBINALTORPHIMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEARNING; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; MOSSY FIBER; NONHUMAN; PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DYNORPHINS; ENDORPHINS; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MICROINJECTIONS; NALTREXONE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, KAPPA; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0032495806     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(97)00605-2     Document Type: Article

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