Neuroactive steroids and the constraint of memory

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 4081-4088

  Bruins Slot, L A ^a   Piazza, P V ^b   Colpaert, F C ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE PIERRE FABRE   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Learning; Pregnanolone; Rat; State dependence

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; BENZODIAZEPINE; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR INVERSE STIMULATING AGENT; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; ELTANOLONE; N METHYL BETA CARBOLINE 3 CARBOXAMIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STEROID;

AMNESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECALL; REWARD;

ANIMALS; CARBOLINES; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; GABA ANTAGONISTS; MALE; MEMORY; PREGNANOLONE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REACTION TIME; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; REWARD;

EID: 0032726643     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.1999.00824.x     Document Type: Article

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