Cholinergic excitation of septohippocampal GABA but not cholinergic neurons: Implications for learning and memory

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 3900-3908

  Wu, Min ^a   Shanabrough, Marya ^a   Leranth, Csaba ^a   Alreja, Meenakshi ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

192IgG; Acetylcholine; Cognition; Disinhibition; Memory; Neurotrophin; p75 receptor; Theta rhythm

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID BRAIN LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC NERVE; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; NERVE TRACT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0034657839     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.20-10-03900.2000     Document Type: Article

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