Injections of tacrine and scopolamine into the nucleus accumbens: Opposing effects of immediate vs delayed posttrial treatment on memory of an open field

Neurobiology of Learning and Memory

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 21-30

  Schildein, S ^a   Huston, J P ^a   Schwarting, R K W ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Habituation; Open field; Rat; Scopolamine; Tacrine; Ventral striatum

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; SCOPOLAMINE; TACRINE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; FACILITATION; HABITUATION; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEARNING; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MEMORY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; RAT; REARING;

EID: 0034078619     PISSN: 10747427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/nlme.1999.3915     Document Type: Article

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