Effects of the nitric oxide donor molsidomine on different memory components as assessed in the object-recognition task in the rat

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 162, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 239-245

  Pitsikas, Nikolaos ^a   Rigamonti, Antonello E ^a   Cella, Silvano G ^a   Muller, Eugenio E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acquisition; Memory; Molsidomine; Nitric oxide; Object recognition; Rat; Retrieval; Storage

Indexed keywords

MOLSIDOMINE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MENTAL TASK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECOGNITION; REWARD; TASK PERFORMANCE; ANIMAL; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; MEMORY; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TIME;

ANIMAL; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; MALE; MEMORY; MOLSIDOMINE; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RATS; TIME FACTORS; ANIMALS;

EID: 0036020320     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-002-1090-6     Document Type: Article

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