Transgenic overexpression of adenosine kinase in brain leads to multiple learning impairments and altered sensitivity to psychomimetic drugs

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 3237-3252

  Yee, Benjamin K ^a   Singer, Philipp ^a   Chen, Jiang Fan ^b   Feldon, Joram ^a   Boison, Detlev ^c  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c LEGACY RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Latent inhibition; Memory; Mouse; Neuromodulation; Water maze

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE KINASE; AMPHETAMINE; DIZOCILPINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; PSYCHEDELIC AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; LEARNING DISORDER; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MAZE TEST; MOUSE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADENOSINE KINASE; AMPHETAMINE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FREEZING REACTION, CATALEPTIC; LEARNING DISORDERS; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 36249005919     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2007.05897.x     Document Type: Article

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