Effects of NMDA antagonist MK-801 on radial maze performance in Zucker rats

Brain Research

Volumn 950, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 127-129

  Nishiga, Miyuki ^a   Fujii, Yoko ^a   Sugimoto, Yukio ^a   Konishi, Masako ^a   Kamei, Chiaki ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Learning and memory; MK 801; Pyrilamine; Radial maze; Zucker obese rat

Indexed keywords

DIZOCILPINE; HISTAMINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SCOPOLAMINE;

AMNESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPATIAL MEMORY;

ANIMALS; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; RATS; RATS, ZUCKER; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0037144168     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(02)03012-3     Document Type: Article

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