Prolonged treatment with α-glycerylphosphorylethanolamine facilitates the acquisition of an active avoidance behavior and selectively increases neuronal signal transduction in rats

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 335-342

  Florio, T ^a   Bajetto, A ^b   Thellung, S ^b   Arena, S ^b   Corsaro, A ^b   Bonavia, R ^b   Merlino, M ^b   Schettini, G ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c CENTRO DI BIOTECNOLOGIE AVANZATE   (Italy)

Author keywords

cAMP; Inositol phosphate; L glyceryl phosphorylethanolamine; Learning and memory

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CYCLIC AMP; GLYCEROPHOSPHOETHANOLAMINE; INOSITOL PHOSPHATE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; NERVE CELL; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032758435     PISSN: 03949532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03339809     Document Type: Article

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