Effects of L-arginine on 7-nitroindazole-induced reference and working memory performance of rats

Pharmacology

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 211-218

  Akar, Füruzan Yildiz ^a   Celikyurt, Ipek Komsuoglu ^a   Ulak, Guner ^a   Mutlu, Oguz ^a  

^a KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

7 Nitroindazole; Nitric oxide; Reference memory; Three panel runway test; Working memory

Indexed keywords

7 NITROINDAZOLE; ARGININE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REFERENCE MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; INDAZOLES; MALE; MEMORY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 69749090302     PISSN: 00317012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000235997     Document Type: Article

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