Effects of apamin on memory processing of hippocampal-lesioned mice

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 382, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 151-156

  Ikonen, Sami ^a,b   Riekkinen Jr , Paavo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Apamin; Hippocampus; K+ channel, Ca2+ dependent; Learning; Memory; Mouse; Spatial navigation

Indexed keywords

APAMIN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT;

AMNESIA; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAZE TEST; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPATIAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

ANIMALS; APAMIN; CALCIUM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032736513     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(99)00616-0     Document Type: Article

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