Infusion of methylphenidate into the basolateral nucleus of amygdala or anterior cingulate cortex enhances fear memory consolidation in rats

Science in China, Series C: Life Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 808-813

  Zheng, XinLing ^a,c   Liu, Fang ^a   Wu, XingWen ^b   Li, BaoMing ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Zha Bei Central Hospital   (China)

^c HUAIBEI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anterior cingulate cortex; Basolateral nucleus of amygdala; Fear memory; Methylphenidate; Rat; Ritalin

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; METHYLPHENIDATE;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CINGULATE GYRUS; CONDITIONED REFLEX; DRUG EFFECT; FEAR; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; FEAR; GYRUS CINGULI; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; METHYLPHENIDATE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 55049090538     PISSN: 10069305     EISSN: 18622798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11427-008-0105-x     Document Type: Article

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