Microinjections of anisomycin into the intermediate cerebellum during learning affect the acquisition of classically conditioned responses in the rabbit

Brain Research

Volumn 788, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 169-178

  Bracha, Vlastislav ^a   Irwin, Kristina B ^a   Webster, Michelle L ^a   Wunderlich, David A ^a   Stachowiak, Michal K ^a   Bloedel, James R ^a  

^a BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Classical conditioning; Eyeblink; Intermediate cerebellum; Interposed nucleus; Protein synthesis; Rabbit

Indexed keywords

ANISOMYCIN;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; LEARNING; MALE; MICROINJECTION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NICTITATING MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; RABBIT; TRAINING;

EID: 0032579873     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)01535-7     Document Type: Article

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