Strains of rodents and the pharmacology of learning and memory

Neural Plasticity

Volumn 11, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 205-216

  Ammassari Teule, Martine ^a,b   Castellano, Claudio ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; CLONIDINE; DIAZEPAM; METHAMPHETAMINE; OXIRACETAM; PIRACETAM; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SELECTIVITY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; HEREDITY; INBRED STRAIN; INBREEDING; LEARNING; MEMORY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PHARMACOGENETICS; RAT; RAT STRAIN; REVIEW; RODENT; SEIZURE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 12344290095     PISSN: 20905904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/NP.2004.205     Document Type: Review

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