Cholinergic modulation in the olfactory bulb influences spontaneous olfactory discrimination in adult rats

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 3234-3244

  Mandairon, Nathalie ^a   Ferretti, Casara Jean ^a   Stack, Conor M ^a   Rubin, Daniel B ^a   Cleland, Thomas A ^a   Linster, Christiane ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Muscarinic receptors; Nicotinic receptors; Olfaction; Olfactory bulb

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; MECAMYLAMINE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NEOSTIGMINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SCOPOLAMINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; HABITUATION; MALE; MOTIVATION; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY BULB; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REWARD; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACTION POTENTIALS; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; CHOLINERGIC FIBERS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; MALE; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; NEURONS; NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS; ODORS; OLFACTORY BULB; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, MUSCARINIC; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; SEPTAL NUCLEI; SMELL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 33845636184     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2006.05212.x     Document Type: Article

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