Posttraining infusion of norepinephrine and corticotropin releasing factor into the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis enhanced retention in an inhibitory avoidance task

Chinese Journal of Physiology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 33-43

  Liang, Keng Chen ^a   Chen, Hsiu Chen ^a   Chen, Der Yow ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

BNST; Fear conditioning; Lidocaine; Memory; Phenylephrine; Prazosin; Rats

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; IDAZOXAN; LIDOCAINE; NORADRENALIN; PHENYLEPHRINE; PRAZOSIN; PROPRANOLOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN RELEASE; RAT; RECEPTOR INTRINSIC ACTIVITY; STRIA TERMINALIS; TRAINING;

EID: 0035066264     PISSN: 03044920     EISSN: 26660059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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