Facilitation of cognitive functions by a specific α2-adrenoceptor antagonist, atipamezole

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 347, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 29-40

  Haapalinna, Antti ^a   Sirviö, Jouni ^b   Lammintausta, Risto ^a  

^a ORION CORPORATION   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

2 Adrenoceptor; Atipamezole; Consolidation; Learning; Memory; Noradrenergic system

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ATIPAMEZOLE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; FACILITATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEARNING; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MAZE TEST; MEMORY; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN RELEASE; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; COGNITION; IMIDAZOLES; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032540184     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(98)00077-6     Document Type: Article

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