Effects of blocking nitric oxide on learning in turtles (Chrysemys picta)

Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 119, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1656-1661

  Yeh, Chun I ^a,b   Powers, Alice Schade ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoshaping; Basal forebrain; Configural learning; L NAME; Negative patterning

Indexed keywords

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

ARTICLE; ESTERIFICATION; ISOMERIZATION; LEARNING; TASK PERFORMANCE; TURTLE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME INHIBITORS; LEARNING; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; PROBABILITY; TIME FACTORS; TURTLES;

EID: 31344475682     PISSN: 07357044     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7044.119.6.1656     Document Type: Article

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