α7 Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and temporal memory: Synergistic effects of combining prenatal choline and nicotine on reinforcement-induced resetting of an interval clock

Learning and Memory

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 127-134

  Cheng, Ruey Kuang ^a   Meck, Warren H ^a   Williams, Christina L ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE; METHYLLYCACONITINE; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; ACONITINE; ALPHA-BUNGAROTOXIN RECEPTOR; BUNGAROTOXIN RECEPTOR; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE;

ACCURACY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FOOD AVAILABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; STEADY STATE; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; FEMALE; MALE; MEMORY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TIME PERCEPTION;

ACONITINE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CHOLINE; CHOLINERGIC AGENTS; DRUG SYNERGISM; FEMALE; MALE; MEMORY; NICOTINE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; TIME PERCEPTION;

EID: 33645499345     PISSN: 10720502     EISSN: 15495485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/lm.31506     Document Type: Article

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