Differential effects of enrichment on learning and memory function in NR2B transgenic mice

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 779-790

  Tang, Y P ^a   Wang, H ^a   Feng, R ^a   Kyin, M ^a   Tsien, J Z ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Enrichment; Fear conditioning; Fear extinction; GluR1; Learning and memory; LTP; NMDA receptor; Novel object recognition; NR2A; NR2B

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BREEDING; COGNITION; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; FEAR; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEARNING; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; MEMORY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECOGNITION; REINFORCEMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); CUES; ENVIRONMENT; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEAR; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; RECEPTORS, AMPA; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0034793826     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0028-3908(01)00122-8     Document Type: Article

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