NMDA antagonist MK-801 impairs acquisition of place strategies, but not their use

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 175, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 112-118

  Mackes, Jennifer L ^a   Willner, Jeffrey ^a  

^a RADFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Glutamate; N Methyl d aspartate; Place learning; Response learning; T maze

Indexed keywords

DIZOCILPINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEARNING; MAZE TEST; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PLACE PREFERENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR INTRINSIC ACTIVITY; SPATIAL MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; FEMALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY DISORDERS; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; REACTION TIME; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33750617916     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2006.08.011     Document Type: Article

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