Protein synthesis in the amygdala, but not the auditory thalamus, is required for consolidation of Pavlovian fear conditioning in rats

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 3080-3088

  Maren, Stephen ^a,b   Ferrario, Carrie R ^b   Corcoran, Kevin A ^a   Desmond, Timothy J ^a   Frey, Kirk A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anisomycin; Freezing; Medial geniculate body; Memory; NMDA receptor; Protein kinase

Indexed keywords

1 (5 ISOQUINOLINESULFONYL) 2 METHYLPIPERAZINE; 2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; ANISOMYCIN; LEUCINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PROTEIN KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITOR;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BEHAVIOR; CONDITIONED REFLEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; FREEZING; LONG TERM MEMORY; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; MEDIAL GENICULATE BODY; MEMORY; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; RAT; SENSORY NERVE; SHOCK; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; THALAMUS;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; ANISOMYCIN; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CARBON ISOTOPES; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; FEAR; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; IMMOBILIZATION; LEUCINE; MALE; OXAZINES; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; THALAMUS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0346249764     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2003.03063.x     Document Type: Article

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