Involvement of α1-adrenoceptors in the basolateral amygdala in modulation of memory storage

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 372, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 9-16

  Ferry, Barbara ^a   Roozendaal, Benno ^a   McGaugh, James L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenoceptor; Adrenoceptor; Basolateral amygdala; Memory storage; Noradrenergic system

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; PHENYLEPHRINE; PRAZOSIN; YOHIMBINE; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

AMNESIA; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG INFUSION; HISTOLOGY; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MODULATION; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; MEMORY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; ATENOLOL; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; PHENYLEPHRINE; PRAZOSIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-1; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, BETA; YOHIMBINE;

EID: 0032588224     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(99)00169-7     Document Type: Article

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