Effects of 4-aminopyridine on classical conditioning of the rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) nictitating membrane response

Behavioural Pharmacology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 319-329

  Wang, Desheng ^a   Darwish, Deya S ^a   Schreurs, Bernard G ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

4 aminopyridine; Classical conditioning; IA; Nictitating membrane response; Potassium channels; Rabbit

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIPPOCAMPUS; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; REFLEX; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

4-AMINOPYRIDINE; ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; BLINKING; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; LEARNING; MALE; NICTITATING MEMBRANE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; RABBITS;

EID: 33747460634     PISSN: 09558810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.fbp.0000224381.56121.15     Document Type: Article

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