Cholinergic modulation of memory in the basolateral amygdala involves activation of both m1 and m2 receptors

Behavioural Pharmacology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 207-213

  Power, Ann E ^a   McIntyre, C K ^a   Litmanovich, A ^a   McGaugh, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine consolidation; Inhibitory avoidance; Memory modulation; Muscarinic receptors; Rat

Indexed keywords

METHOCTRAMINE; MUSCARINIC M1 RECEPTOR; MUSCARINIC M2 RECEPTOR; OXOTREMORINE; TELENZEPINE;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INFUSION; HISTOLOGY; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NONHUMAN; RAT; SYNAPSE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0038010559     PISSN: 09558810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008877-200305000-00004     Document Type: Article

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