Brain-derived neurotrophic factor: Linking fear learning to memory consolidation

Molecular Pharmacology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 235-237

  Monfils, Marie H ^a   Cowansage, Kiriana K ^a   LeDoux, Joseph E ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NEUROTROPHIN;

CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONDITIONING; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEAR; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); FEAR; HUMANS; MEMORY; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 34547228803     PISSN: 0026895X     EISSN: 15210111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/mol.107.038232     Document Type: Review

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