Inhibitory avoidance memory deficit induced by scopolamine: Interaction with glutamatergic system in the nucleus accumbens

Behavioural Pharmacology

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 719-726

  Pakpoura, Bahareh ^a   Ahmadig, Shamseddin ^g   Nayer Nourib, Touraj ^b   Oryana, Shahrbanoo ^a   Zarrindasta, Mohammad Reza ^a,b,c,d,e,f  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b Texas Tech Health Science Center   (United States)

^c School of Advanced Medical Technologies   (United States)

^d TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^e School of Cognitive Sciences   (United States)

^f INSTITUTE FOR COGNITIVE SCIENCE STUDIES   (Iran)

^g UNIVERSITY OF KURDISTAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Memory consolidation; MK 801; N methyl D aspartate; Passive avoidance learning; Rat; Scopolamine

Indexed keywords

DIZOCILPINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; SCOPOLAMINE; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYLASPARTIC ACID; SCOPOLAMINE BROMIDE;

AMNESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RAT; ANIMAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; DRUG EFFECTS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MEMORY DISORDER; METABOLISM; MICROINJECTION; TOXICITY; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CHOLINERGIC ANTAGONISTS; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GLUTAMIC ACID; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MICROINJECTIONS; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SCOPOLAMINE HYDROBROMIDE;

EID: 78651386904     PISSN: 09558810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/FBP.0b013e32833fa785     Document Type: Article

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