The object recognition task in rats and mice: A simple and rapid model in safety pharmacology to detect amnesic properties of a new chemical entity

Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 99-105

  Bertaina Anglade, V ^a   Enjuanes, E ^a   Morillon, D ^a   Drieu la Rochelle, C ^a  

^a Biotrial   (France)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepines; Learning and memory; Mouse; Object recognition task; Rat; Safety pharmacology; Scopolamine

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; DIAZEPAM; SCOPOLAMINE;

AMNESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MEMORY DISORDER; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OBJECT RECOGNITION TASK; RAT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TOXICITY TESTING;

ALPRAZOLAM; AMNESIA; ANIMALS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DIAZEPAM; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SCOPOLAMINE;

EID: 33747886054     PISSN: 10568719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vascn.2006.04.001     Document Type: Article

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