Acetylcholine mediates the estrogen-induced increase in NMDA receptor binding in CA1 of the hippocampus and the associated improvement in working memory

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 21, Issue 17, 2001, Pages 6949-6956

  Daniel, J M ^a   Dohanich, G P ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Estrogen; Hippocampus; Learning; M2 muscarinic receptors; Memory; NMDA receptors

Indexed keywords

5,11 DIHYDRO 8 CHLORO 11 [[4 [3 [(2,2 DIMETHYL 1 OXOPENTYL)ETHYLAMINO]PROPYL] 1 PIPERIDINYL]ACETYL] 6H PYRIDO[2,3 B][1,4]BENZODIAZEPIN 6 ONE; ACETYLCHOLINE; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; ESTROGEN; MUSCARINIC M2 RECEPTOR; MUSCARINIC M2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; PHYSOSTIGMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR BINDING; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 0035449911     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.21-17-06949.2001     Document Type: Article

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