Central Nω-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester does not influence lithium-induced c-Fos and conditioned taste aversion

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 869-874

  Jahng, Jeong Won ^a   Choi, Si Ho ^a   Kim, Dong Goo ^a   Houpt, Thomas A ^b  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

c Fos; Conditioned taste aversion; Intracerebroventricular injection; Lithium chloride; Nitric oxide; Rat

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM CHLORIDE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; PROTEIN C FOS; LITHIUM;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; CONDITIONED REFLEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; LEARNING; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; TASTE AVERSION; ANIMAL; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BRAIN; CONDITIONING; DRUG EFFECT; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TASTE;

ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BRAIN; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; LITHIUM; MALE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TASTE;

EID: 0242575068     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2003.44.5.869     Document Type: Article

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