Dorsal hippocampal α7 and α4β2 nicotinic receptors and memory

Brain Research

Volumn 1081, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 72-78

  Nott, Alexi ^a   Levin, Edward D ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

DH E; Hippocampus; Memory; MLA; Nicotinic; Radial arm maze

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 7 NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA4BETA2 NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; DIHYDRO BETA ERYTHROIDINE; METHYLLYCACONITINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ACONITINE; ALPHA-BUNGAROTOXIN RECEPTOR; BUNGAROTOXIN RECEPTOR; DRUG DERIVATIVE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR ALPHA4BETA2; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANNULA; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MAZE TEST; MEMORY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; WORKING MEMORY; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TIME;

ANIMALIA;

ACONITINE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DIHYDRO-BETA-ERYTHROIDINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY; NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REACTION TIME; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33645741208     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2006.01.052     Document Type: Article

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