Intraamygdaloid microinjection of acylated-ghrelin influences passive avoidance learning

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 202, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 308-311

  Tóth, Krisztián ^a   László, Kristóf ^a   Lukács, Edit ^a   Lénárd, László ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Amygdaloid body; Ghrelin; Memory; Passive avoidance learning

Indexed keywords

G 8903; GHRELIN; HISTIDYL DEXTRO TRYPTOPHYLALANYLTRYPTOPHYL DEXTRO PHENYLALANYLLYSINAMIDE; HORMONE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACYLATION; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC SHOCK; FOOD INTAKE; LATENT PERIOD; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; MICROINJECTION; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

AMYGDALA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CATHETERIZATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; ELECTROSHOCK; GHRELIN; MALE; MEMORY; MICROINJECTIONS; OLIGOPEPTIDES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GHRELIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 67349224088     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2009.03.031     Document Type: Article

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