Tetrahydroaminoacridine and D-cycloserine stimulate acquisition of water maze spatial navigation in aged rats

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 342, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 15-20

  Aura, Juhana ^a   Riekkinen, Minna ^a   Riekkinen Jr , Paavo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Acquisition; Alzheimer's disease; Combined therapy; Consolidation; D Cycloserine; Tetrahydroaminoacridine; Water maze

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSERINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; TACRINE;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENTIATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEARNING; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPATIAL MEMORY;

AGING; ANIMALS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; CYCLOSERINE; DRUG SYNERGISM; FEMALE; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL; TACRINE;

EID: 0032545690     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(97)01512-4     Document Type: Article

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