Intracerebroventricular effects of angiotensin II on a step-through passive avoidance task in rats

Neurobiology of Learning and Memory

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 100-103

  De Souza, F A M ^a   Sanchis Segura, C ^b   Fukada, S Y ^a   De Bortoli, V C ^a   Zangrossi Jr , H ^a   De Oliveira, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

Author keywords

Angiotensin II; Learning; Memory; Passive avoidance; Rats

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN; PEPTIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AVERSION; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INJECTION; LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDER; MOTIVATION; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATION; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; RAT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0344687495     PISSN: 10747427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2003.08.006     Document Type: Article

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