Methylphenidate amplifies long-term plasticity in the hippocampus via noradrenergic mechanisms

Learning and Memory

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 580-586

  Dommett, Eleanor J ^a   Henderson, Emma L ^a   Westwell, Martin S ^b   Greenfield, Susan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; METHYLPHENIDATE; NORADRENALIN; TIMOLOL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEARNING; LONG TERM DEPRESSION; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; MEMORY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; METHYLPHENIDATE; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NOREPINEPHRINE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TIMOLOL;

EID: 49249085858     PISSN: 10720502     EISSN: 15495485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/lm.1092608     Document Type: Article

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