Presynaptic modulation of acetylcholine, noradrenaline, and serotonin release in the hippocampus of aged rats with various levels of memory impairments

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 283-296

  Birthelmer, A ^a   Stemmelin, J ^b   Jackisch, R ^a   Cassel, J C ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b SANOFI   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

CP 93,129; Idazoxane; Methiothepine; Oxotremorine; Spatial memory; UK 14,304

Indexed keywords

3 (1,2,5,6 TETRAHYDRO 4 PYRIDYL)PYRROLO[3,2 B]PYRIDIN 5 ONE; ACETYLCHOLINE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; BRAIN MONOAMINE; BRIMONIDINE; CHOLINE; CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; IDAZOXAN; METITEPINE; NICOTINE; NORADRENALIN; OXOTREMORINE; SEROTONIN; TRITIUM;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; AGED; AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BRAIN HOMOGENATE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL TASK; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN RELEASE; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEROTONIN RELEASE; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SPATIAL MEMORY;

EID: 0038185157     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(03)00042-X     Document Type: Article

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