Adrenoceptor mechanisms underlying imipramine-induced memory deficits in rats

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 83-88

  Zarrindast Mohammad, M Reza ^a   Ghiasvand, Maryam ^a   Homayoun, Houman ^a   Rostami, Parvin ^a   Shafaghi, Bijan ^a   Khavandgar, Simin ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Adrenoceptor agents; Amnesia; Imipramine; Passive avoidance task; Rat

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CLONIDINE; IMIPRAMINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PRAZOSIN; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; YOHIMBINE;

AMNESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; DRUG EFFECT; INTRAHIPPOCAMPAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MEMORY DISORDER; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ADRENERGIC UPTAKE INHIBITORS; ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CLONIDINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROSHOCK; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMIPRAMINE; MALE; MEMORY; PHENYLEPHRINE; PRAZOSIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-1; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; YOHIMBINE;

EID: 0037347076     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269881103017001709     Document Type: Article

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