Evidence for the involvement of D-aspartic acid in learning and memory of rat

Amino Acids

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1561-1569

  Topo, Enza ^a   Soricelli, Andrea ^b   Maio, Angela Di ^c   D'Aniello, Enrico ^a   Fiore, Maria Maddalena Di ^c   D'Aniello, Antimo ^a  

^a STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

^b IRCCS SDN   (Italy)

^c SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain; D Aspartic acid; Hippocampus; Learning and memory; Morris water maze system; Rat

Indexed keywords

ASPARTATE OXIDASE; ASPARTATE SODIUM; DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; AMINO ACID BRAIN LEVEL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ASSAY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HORMONE ACTION; LEARNING; MALE; MAZE TEST; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; SPATIAL MEMORY; ANIMAL; MEMORY; PHYSIOLOGY; WISTAR RAT;

RATTUS;

ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; D-ASPARTIC ACID; LEARNING; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 77955859602     PISSN: 09394451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00726-009-0369-x     Document Type: Article

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