Polyaminergic agents modulate contextual fear extinction in rats

Neurobiology of Learning and Memory

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 589-595

  Gomes, Guilherme Monteiro ^a   Mello, Carlos Fernando ^a   Rosa, Michelle Melgarejo da ^a   Bochi, Guilherme Vargas ^a   Ferreira, Juliano ^a   Barron, Susan ^b   Rubin, Maribel Antonello ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arcaine; Fear extinction; Ifenprodil; Memory; Polyamine; Spermidine; Traxoprodil

Indexed keywords

ARCAINE; IFENPRODIL; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2B; POLYAMINE DERIVATIVE; SPERMIDINE; TRAXOPRODIL;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; FEAR; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; REINFORCEMENT;

ANIMALS; BIGUANIDES; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEAR; FREEZING REACTION, CATALEPTIC; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NOOTROPIC AGENTS; PIPERIDINES; POLYAMINES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SPERMIDINE;

EID: 77952542659     PISSN: 10747427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2010.02.007     Document Type: Article

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