Effects of the noradrenergic neurotoxin DSP4 on spatial memory in the rat

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 299-303

  Sontag, T A ^a   Hauser, J ^a   Kaunzinger, I ^a   Gerlach, M ^b   Tucha, O ^c   Lange, K W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ADHD; COGITAT; Cognition; DSP4; N (2 chloroethyl) N ethyl 2 bromobenzylamine; Rat; Working memory

Indexed keywords

2 BROMO N (2 CHLOROETHYL) N ETHYLBENZYLAMINE; DOPAMINE; NEUROTOXIN; NORADRENALIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ERROR; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REFERENCE MEMORY; SPATIAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BENZYLAMINES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EATING; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NEUROTOXINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REACTION TIME; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 39549100856     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: 14351463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00702-007-0830-5     Document Type: Article

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