The effect of the NMDA receptor antagonist MK-801 on the acquisition and extinction of learned fear in the developing rat

Learning and Memory

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 665-668

  Langton, Julia M ^a   Kim, Jee Hyun ^a   Nicholas, Jennifer ^a   Richardson, Rick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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Indexed keywords

DIZOCILPINE; 2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHOPENTANOIC ACID; 2-AMINO-5-PHOSPHOPENTANOIC ACID; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALINE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DRUG EFFECT; FEAR; GROUPS BY AGE; LEARNING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; AGE; ANIMAL; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CATALEPSY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONDITIONED REFLEX; DRUG ANTAGONISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEAR; FREEZING REACTION, CATALEPTIC; RATS; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; VALINE;

EID: 35548945701     PISSN: 10720502     EISSN: 15495485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/lm.692407     Document Type: Article

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