NMDA receptor antagonism impairs reversal learning in developing rats

Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 120, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1071-1083

  Chadman, Kathryn K ^a   Watson, Deborah J ^a   Stanton, Mark E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; MK 801; Reversal learning; Spatial discrimination

Indexed keywords

DIZOCILPINE; DRUG VEHICLE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

AGE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; FEMALE; LEARNING; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; RAT; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; SENSITIZATION; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; STATE DEPENDENT LEARNING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; FEMALE; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; ORIENTATION; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; REVERSAL LEARNING; WEANING;

EID: 33750092251     PISSN: 07357044     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7044.120.5.1071     Document Type: Article

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