Post-training infusion of glutamate into the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis enhanced inhibitory avoidance memory: An effect involving norepinephrine

Neurobiology of Learning and Memory

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 456-465

  Liu, Tzu Lan ^a   Chen, Der Yow ^a   Liang, K C ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adrenoceptor; Affective memory; Amygdala; Memory consolidation; NMDA receptor; Rats

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROSHOCK; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GLUTAMIC ACID; MALE; MEMORY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NOREPINEPHRINE; PROPRANOLOL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEPTAL NUCLEI; VALINE;

EID: 62749121526     PISSN: 10747427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2009.01.003     Document Type: Article

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