Fear conditioning performance and NMDA receptor subtypes: NR2A differential expression in the striatum

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 440-446

  Schenberg, Eduardo E ^a   Ferreira, Tatiana L ^a   Figueredo, Larissa Z P ^a   Hipólide, Débora C ^a   Nobrega, José N ^b   Oliveira, Maria G M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

3H MK 801; Binding; Fear conditioning; In situ hybridization; NMDA; NR2A; NR2B

Indexed keywords

DIZOCILPINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2A; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BRAIN REGION; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; DENSITY; FEAR; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PUTAMEN; RAT; RECEPTOR BINDING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); CORPUS STRIATUM; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; FEAR; HIPPOCAMPUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; PUTAMEN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 33646029695     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2006.02.010     Document Type: Article

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