Time-dependent involvement of cAMP and cGMP in consolidation of object memory: Studies using selective phosphodiesterase type 2, 4 and 5 inhibitors

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 558, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 107-112

  Rutten, Kris ^a   Prickaerts, Jos ^a   Hendrix, Martin ^b   van der Staay, F Josef ^c   Şik, Ayhan ^a   Blokland, Arjan ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Learning and memory; Object recognition; PDE2; PDE4; PDE5; Phosphodiesterase; Rolipram; Vardenafil

Indexed keywords

BAY 60 7550; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC GMP; PHOSPHODIESTERASE II INHIBITOR; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITOR; PHOSPHODIESTERASE IV INHIBITOR; PHOSPHODIESTERASE V INHIBITOR; ROLIPRAM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VARDENAFIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NONHUMAN; OBJECT RELATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

3',5'-CYCLIC-GMP PHOSPHODIESTERASE; 3',5'-CYCLIC-NUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHODIESTERASE; ANIMALS; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC GMP; IMIDAZOLES; MALE; MEMORY; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITORS; PHOSPHORIC DIESTER HYDROLASES; PIPERAZINES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; ROLIPRAM; SULFONES; TIME FACTORS; TRIAZINES;

EID: 33847305401     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2006.11.041     Document Type: Article

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