Noradrenergic modulation of behavioral odor detection and discrimination thresholds in the olfactory bulb

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 458-468

  Escanilla, Olga ^a   Arrellanos, Adolfo ^a   Karnow, Alexandra ^a   Ennis, Matthew ^b   Linster, Christiane ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

detection; discrimination; locus coeruleus; noradrenaline; olfaction; rat

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPRENOLOL; NORADRENALIN; PRAZOSIN; YOHIMBINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRANULE CELL; LOCUS CERULEUS; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MITRAL CELL; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; OLFACTORY BULB; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY STIMULATION; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ALPRENOLOL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; NEURONS; NOREPINEPHRINE; OLFACTORY BULB; OLFACTORY PERCEPTION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SENSORY THRESHOLDS;

EID: 77955157061     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2010.07297.x     Document Type: Article

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