d-cycloserine enhances short-delay, but not long-delay, conditioned taste aversion learning in rats

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 596-603

  Davenport, Rachel A ^a   Houpt, Thomas A ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

d serine; Glycine; Lithium chloride; Memory; NMDA receptors; Saccharin

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSERINE; LITHIUM CHLORIDE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; SACCHARIN; TOXIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; LEARNING; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STIMULUS; TASTE AVERSION; TASTE DISCRIMINATION;

ANIMALS; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; CYCLOSERINE; GLYCINE; LITHIUM CHLORIDE; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; TASTE; TIME FACTORS;

RATTUS;

EID: 58349091219     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2008.09.014     Document Type: Article

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