Effects of intraseptal infusions of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor ligands on memory in an object recognition task in rats

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 244, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 97-100

  Puma, Carole ^a   Baudoin, Claude ^b   Bizot, Jean Charles ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

^c Delegation Generale pour l'Armement   (France)

Author keywords

AP5; Consolidation; Learning; N Methyl D aspartate; Object recognition; Rat; Septum; Working memory

Indexed keywords

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

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MENTAL TASK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECOGNITION; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

2-AMINO-5-PHOSPHONOVALERATE; ANIMALS; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL; LIGANDS; MALE; MEMORY; N-METHYLASPARTATE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REACTION TIME; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SEPTAL NUCLEI;

EID: 0032513121     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(98)00137-2     Document Type: Article

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