SR 141716A enhances spatial memory as assessed in a radial-arm maze task in rats

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 404, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 175-179

  Lichtman, Aron H ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cannabinoid; Radial arm maze; SR141716A; Working memory

Indexed keywords

CANNABINOID; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR; RIMONABANT;

ACCURACY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPATIAL MEMORY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY; PIPERIDINES; PYRAZOLES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0034666557     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(00)00615-4     Document Type: Article

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