Role of intraamygdaloid acylated-ghrelin in spatial learning

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 33-37

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Amygdaloid body; Ghrelin; Memory; Morris water maze

Indexed keywords

DEXTRO LYSINE 3 HISTIDYL DEXTRO TRYPTOPHYLALANYLTRYPTOPHYL DEXTRO PHENYLALANYLLYSINAMIDE; GHRELIN; HORMONE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACYLATION; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE ACTION; LEARNING; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; SPATIAL MEMORY;

ACYLATION; AMYGDALA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; GHRELIN; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY; OLIGOPEPTIDES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GHRELIN; SPACE PERCEPTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 71349086636     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2009.10.003     Document Type: Article

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