Intrahippocampal spermidine administration improves inhibitory avoidance performance in rats

Behavioural Pharmacology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 57-61

  Rubin, M A ^a   Boemo, R L ^a   Jurach, A ^a   Rojas, D B ^a   Zanolla, G R ^a   Obregon, A D C ^a   Souza, D O ^b   Mello, C F ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Arcaine; Hippocampus; Learning; LTP; Memory; NMDA receptors; Polyamines; Rat; Spermidine

Indexed keywords

ARCAINE; SPERMIDINE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; RAT;

EID: 0034005174     PISSN: 09558810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008877-200002000-00006     Document Type: Article

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