Disrupting the melanin-concentrating hormone receptor 1 in mice leads to cognitive deficits and alterations of NMDA receptor function

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 2837-2844

  Adamantidis, Antoine ^a   Thomas, Elizabeth ^a   Foidart, Agnès ^a   Tyhon, Amélie ^a   Coumans, Bernard ^a   Minet, Ariette ^a   Tirelli, Ezio ^a   Seutin, Vincent ^a   Grisar, Thierry ^a   Lakaye, Bernard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Learning; Melanin concentrating hormone receptor 1; Memory; NMDA

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; HORMONE RECEPTOR; MELANIN CONCENTRATING HORMONE RECEPTOR 1; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE FUNCTION; HABITUATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LEARNING; MAZE TEST; MCHR1 GENE; MEMORY; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; ANXIETY; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; ELECTROSHOCK; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; GENE DELETION; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; HIPPOCAMPUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; N-METHYLASPARTATE; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; RECEPTORS, SOMATOSTATIN; TETRODOTOXIN;

EID: 20644459475     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2005.04100.x     Document Type: Article

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