Effects of α-adrenoceptor agonists and antagonists on histamine-induced impairment of memory retention of passive avoidance learning in rats

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 454, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 193-198

  Zarrindast, Mohammad Reza ^a,c   Ahmadi, Ramesh ^b   Oryan, Shahrbanoo ^b   Parivar, Kazem ^b   Haeri Rohani, Ali ^b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Adrenoceptor agent; (Rat); Histaminergic agent; Passive avoidance learning

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; CLONIDINE; HISTAMINE; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; PHENYLEPHRINE; PRAZOSIN; RANITIDINE; YOHIMBINE; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MEMORY DISORDER; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ANIMAL; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; LONG TERM MEMORY; MEMORY; PHYSIOLOGY; WISTAR RAT;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HISTAMINE; MALE; MEMORY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0037111182     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(02)02497-4     Document Type: Article

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