Inhibitory effect of cyclooxygenase inhibitors on the step-through passive avoidance performance in mice treated with NC-1900, an arginine-vasopressin fragment analog

Methods and Findings in Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 315-320

  Ishida, T ^a   Sato, Tomoaki ^a   Irifune, M ^b   Tanaka, K ^a   Hirate, K ^c   Nakamura, N ^a   Nishikawa, T ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Nippon Chemiphar Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arginine vasopressin fragment; Cyclooxygenase; Memory; NC 1900; Passive avoidance task

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESSIN DERIVATIVE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1 INHIBITOR; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; INDOMETACIN; N (2 CYCLOHEXYLOXY 4 NITROPHENYL)METHANESULFONAMIDE; NC 1900; PIROXICAM; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INHIBITION; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; RANK SUM TEST; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANIMALS; ARGININE VASOPRESSIN; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; CYCLOOXYGENASE INHIBITORS; INDOMETHACIN; MALE; MEMORY; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; NITROBENZENES; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PIROXICAM; PYRROLIDONECARBOXYLIC ACID; SULFONAMIDES;

EID: 34548348582     PISSN: 03790355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1358/mf.2007.29.5.1117559     Document Type: Article

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