The alpha-1 adrenergic agonist, cirazoline, impairs spatial working memory performance in aged monkeys

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 55-59

  Arnsten, A F T ^a   Jentsch, J D ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Alpha 1 adrenergic receptors; Alpha 2 adrenergic receptors; Cirazoline; Delayed response task; Idazoxan; Imidazoline; Memory; Monkeys; Norepinephrine; Prazosin; Prefrontal cortex

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CIRAZOLINE; IDAZOXAN; PRAZOSIN; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE;

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHESUS MONKEY; WORKING MEMORY;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; AGING; ANIMALS; COGNITION; DEPRESSION, CHEMICAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; IDAZOXAN; IMIDAZOLES; MACACA MULATTA; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-1; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; SPACE PERCEPTION;

ANIMALIA; MACACA MULATTA;

EID: 0342378052     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(96)00477-7     Document Type: Article

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