Nucleus basalis injections of N-methyl-D-aspartate enhance memory of rats in the double Y-maze

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 65-71

  Mason, Karen I ^a   Mallet, Paul E ^a   Jhamandas, Khem ^a   Boegman, Roland J ^a   Beninger, Richard J ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Delayed alternation; Double Y maze; FG 7142; Glutamate; Memory; NMDA; Nucleus basalis magnocellularis; Reference memory; Working memory

Indexed keywords

N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHOLINERGIC NERVE CELL; CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; LEARNING; MAGNOCELLULAR NUCLEUS; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; OLIVARY NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 0032892295     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(98)00146-4     Document Type: Article

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