Non-selective attention in a rat model of hyperactivity and attention deficit: Subchronic methylphenydate and nitric oxide synthesis inhibitor treatment

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 59-71

  Aspide, R ^a   Fresiello, A ^a   De Filippis, G ^a   Gironi Carnevale, U A ^a   Sadile, A G ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

ADHD; Animal models; Attention processes; L NAME; Methylphenidate; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase; Rearing duration; Spontaneously hypertensive rat; Wistar Kyoto normotensive rat

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; DOPAMINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HYPERACTIVITY; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REARING; SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RAT; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOPAMINE UPTAKE INHIBITORS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; MALE; METHYLPHENIDATE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; RATS; RATS, INBRED SHR; RATS, INBRED WKY;

EID: 0033985512     PISSN: 01497634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-7634(99)00045-7     Document Type: Article

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