Nicotine blocks apomorphine-induced disruption of prepulse inhibition of the acoustic startle in rats: Possible involvement of central nicotinic α 7 receptors

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 142, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 843-850

  Suemaru, Katsuya ^a   Yasuda, Kayo ^b   Umeda, Kenta ^a   Araki, Hiroaki ^a   Shibata, Kazuhiko ^b   Choshi, Tominari ^c   Hibino, Satoshi ^c   Gomita, Yutaka ^b  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^c FUKUYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apomorphine; Nicotine; Phencyclidine; Prepulse inhibition

Indexed keywords

APOMORPHINE; BUNGAROTOXIN RECEPTOR; DIHYDRO BETA ERYTHROIDINE; HEXAMETHONIUM; MECAMYLAMINE; METHYLLYCACONITINE; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PHENCYCLIDINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACOUSTIC REFLEX; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; EXPERIMENTAL RAT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREPULSE INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RADIATION INJURY; RAT; STARTLE REFLEX;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; APOMORPHINE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLOZAPINE; DOPAMINE AGONISTS; DOPAMINE ANTAGONISTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; HALOPERIDOL; MALE; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS; PHENCYCLIDINE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; STARTLE REACTION;

EID: 3242889661     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0705855     Document Type: Article

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