Nicotine improves memory in an object recognition task in rats

European Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 323-327

  Puma, Carole ^a,c   Deschaux, Olivier ^a   Molimard, Robert ^a   Bizot, Jean Charles ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b CENTRE D ETUDES DU BOUCHET   (France)

^c Centre Hospitalier Paul Guiraud   (France)

Author keywords

Consolidation; Nicotine; Object recognition; Rats; Restitution; Working memory

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECOGNITION; WORKING MEMORY;

ANIMALS; MALE; MEMORY; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0033152537     PISSN: 0924977X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-977X(99)00002-4     Document Type: Article

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