Influence of β-adrenoceptor agonists and antagonists on baclofen-induced memory impairment in mice

Behavioural Pharmacology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 293-297

  Zarrindast, M R ^a,b   Haidari, H ^a   Jafari, M R ^c   Djahanguiri, B ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c ZANJAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Atenolol; Baclofen; Dobutamine; Memory; Mouse; Passive avoidance; Propranolol; Salbutamol

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ATENOLOL; BACLOFEN; BETA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DOBUTAMINE; PROPRANOLOL; SALBUTAMOL;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MEMORY DISORDER; MOUSE; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; TRAINING;

ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ALBUTEROL; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, OUTBRED STRAINS; ATENOLOL; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BACLOFEN; DOBUTAMINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG SYNERGISM; GABA AGONISTS; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MICE; PROPRANOLOL;

EID: 4043094990     PISSN: 09558810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.fbp.0000137211.95623.07     Document Type: Article

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