NMDA and muscarinic receptors of the nucleus accumbens have differential effects on taste memory formation

Learning and Memory

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 45-51

  Ramírez Lugo, Leticia ^a   Zavala Vega, Sergio ^a   Bermúdez Rattoni, Federico ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SCOPOLAMINE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHOLINERGIC ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; NEOPHOBIA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STIMULUS; TASTE; TASTE AVERSION;

2-AMINO-5-PHOSPHONOVALERATE; ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; MALE; MEMORY; MICROINJECTIONS; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; NEURONS; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, MUSCARINIC; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SCOPOLAMINE; TASTE;

EID: 32044448524     PISSN: 10720502     EISSN: 15495485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/lm.103206     Document Type: Article

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