Sex differences in memory performance in the object recognition test. Possible role of histamine receptors

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 761-766

  Ghi, Piera ^a   Orsetti, Marco ^b   Gamalero, Silvana Ricci ^a   Ferretti, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

Author keywords

Histamine receptors; Memory; Object recognition test; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; AUTORECEPTOR; HISTAMINE RECEPTOR; SCOPOLAMINE; THIOPERAMIDE;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; RECEPTOR DENSITY; RECEPTOR INTRINSIC ACTIVITY; RECOGNITION; SEX DIFFERENCE; VISUAL MEMORY;

ANIMALS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FEMALE; HISTAMINE ANTAGONISTS; HISTAMINE RELEASE; MALE; MEMORY; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; PIPERIDINES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, HISTAMINE H3; SCOPOLAMINE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032740365     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(99)00143-4     Document Type: Article

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