Acquisition, extinction, and reinstatement of Pavlovian fear conditioning: The roles of the NMDA receptor and nitric oxide

Brain Research

Volumn 857, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 66-70

  Johnson, Deann M ^a   Baker, Jeffrey D ^a   Azorlosa, Julian L ^a  

^a SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

MK 801; Nitric oxide; NMDA receptor; Pavlovian conditioning; Reinstatement

Indexed keywords

DIZOCILPINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONDITIONED REFLEX; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; LEARNING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEAR; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE;

EID: 0033982377     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(99)02388-4     Document Type: Article

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