Behavioral effects of apamin, a selective inhibitor of the SK(Ca)- channel, in mice and rats

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1087-1110

  Van Der Staay, F J ^a   Fanelli, R J ^b   Blokland, A ^c   Schmidt, B H ^a  

^a BAYER AG   (Germany)

^b BAYER CORPORATION   (United States)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Active avoidance; Apamin; Attention; Learning; Memory; Morris water escape task; Mouse; Open field; Operant conditioning; Passive avoidance; Rat; Rat forced swimming test; Side effects; SK(Ca) channel

Indexed keywords

APAMIN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; DRUG EFFECT; LEARNING; LOCOMOTION; MEMORY; MOOD; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVIEW;

EID: 0032719369     PISSN: 01497634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-7634(99)00043-3     Document Type: Article

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