α-1 noradrenergic receptor stimulation impairs prefrontal cortical cognitive function

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 26-31

  Arnsten, Amy F T ^a   Mathew, Rex ^a   Ubriani, Ravi ^a   Taylor, Jane R ^a   Li, Bao Ming ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

1 adrenoceptors; Bipolar disorder; Dementia; Norepinephrine; Prefrontal cortex; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; LITHIUM CHLORIDE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PHENYLEPHRINE; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; IMPULSIVENESS; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MANIA; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; WORKING MEMORY;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; COGNITION; LITHIUM CHLORIDE; MALE; NOREPINEPHRINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOLS; PIPERAZINES; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-1;

EID: 0033004430     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3223(98)00296-0     Document Type: Article

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