Melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) modifies memory retention in rats

Peptides

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1517-1519

  Monzon, Maria E ^a   De Souza, Marcia M ^b   Izquierdo, Luciana A ^b   Izquierdo, Ivan ^b   Barros, Daniela M ^b   De Barioglio, Susana R ^a  

^a Inst Invest Fisicoquimica C   (Argentina)

^b U   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Learning; Melanin concentrating hormone (MCH); Memory; Passive avoidance

Indexed keywords

MELANIN CONCENTRATING HORMONE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; DRUG MECHANISM; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMIC HORMONES; MALE; MELANINS; MEMORY; PITUITARY HORMONES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033374987     PISSN: 01969781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-9781(99)00164-3     Document Type: Article

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