Hippocampal brain amines in methotrexate-induced learning and memory deficit

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 80, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1076-1084

  Madhyastha, Sampath ^a   Somayaji, S N ^a   Rao, M S ^a   Nalini, K ^a   Bairy, K Laxminarayana ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Dopamine; Hippocampus; Learning and memory; Methotrexate; Norepinephrine; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; DOPAMINE; METHOTREXATE; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN;

AMNESIA; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN TISSUE; CHEMOTHERAPY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; CYTOTOXICITY; DOPAMINE BRAIN LEVEL; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN BRAIN LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEROTONIN BRAIN LEVEL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BIOGENIC AMINES; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; METHOTREXATE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0036904348     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/y02-135     Document Type: Article

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