Effects of nitric oxide on passive avoidance learning in rats

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 114, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 597-606

  Yildirim, Mehmet ^a   Marangoz, Cafer ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

D NAME; L arginine; L NAME; Learning; Memory; Nitric oxide; Rat

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; N(G) NITRO DEXTRO ARGININE METHYL ESTER; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; LATENT PERIOD; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; RAT;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; MALE; MEMORY; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REACTION TIME; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 1942438478     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207450490430471     Document Type: Article

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