Memory-enhancing treatments do not reverse the impairment of inhibitory avoidance retention induced by NMDA receptor blockade

Neurobiology of Learning and Memory

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 252-258

  Roesler, Rafael ^a   Vianna, Mônica R M ^a   De Paris, Fernanda ^a   Quevedo, João ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Corticosteroid; Epinephrine; Glucose; Memory; NMDA receptor; Opioid receptor

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; DEXAMETHASONE; DIZOCILPINE; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOSE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NALOXONE; OPIATE ANTAGONIST; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AMNESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; LONG TERM MEMORY; NONHUMAN; RAT; SHOCK; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING;

EID: 0032755246     PISSN: 10747427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/nlme.1999.3910     Document Type: Article

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