Peripheral Delivery of a ROCK Inhibitor Improves Learning and Working Memory

Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 218-223

  Huentelman, Matthew J ^a,b   Stephan, Dietrich A ^a,b   Talboom, Joshua ^c   Corneveaux, Jason J ^a   Reiman, David M ^a   Gerber, Jill D ^a   Barnes, Carol A ^b,d,e   Alexander, Gene E ^b,d,e   Reiman, Eric M ^a,b,d,f   Bimonte Nelson, Heather A ^b,c  

^a TRANSLATIONAL GENOMICS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b ARIZONA ALZHEIMER S CONSORTIUM   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^e The University of Arizona   (United States)

^f BANNER ALZHEIMER S INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; fasudil; learning; memory; ROCK

Indexed keywords

1-(5-ISOQUINOLINESULFONYL)-2-METHYLPIPERAZINE; AGING; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; RHOA GTP-BINDING PROTEIN;

EID: 60549103537     PISSN: 07357044     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014260     Document Type: Article

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