NMDA receptors are involved in Ginkgo extract-induced facilitation on memory retention of passive avoidance learning in rats

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 432, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 206-211

  Nooshinfar, Elaheh ^a   Lashgari, Reza ^a,b   Haghparast, Abbas ^a   Sajjadi, Samand ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b INSTITUTE FOR STUDIES IN THEORETICAL PHYSICS AND MATHEMATICS IPM   (Iran)

Author keywords

Ginkgo extract; Learning and memory; MK 801; NMDA receptor; Passive avoidance learning

Indexed keywords

DIZOCILPINE; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

AMNESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG MECHANISM; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GINKGO BILOBA; MALE; PLANT PREPARATIONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REACTION TIME; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 39149132437     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2007.12.022     Document Type: Article

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