Growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHS-R1a) knockout mice exhibit improved spatial memory and deficits in contextual memory

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 232, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 13-19

  Albarran Zeckler, Rosie G ^a,b   Brantley, Alicia Faruzzi ^a   Smith, Roy G ^a,b  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral characterization; Dopamine; Fear conditioning; Ghrelin; GHS R1a knockout mouse; Growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHS R1a); Hot plate test; Morris water maze; Open field; Rotarod

Indexed keywords

GHRELIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY MOVEMENT; CONDITIONING; CONTEXTUAL MEMORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COORDINATION; FEAR; GENOTYPE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDER; MOUSE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPATIAL MEMORY;

ANIMALS; ANXIETY; BODY WEIGHT; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; FEAR; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDERS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PAIN; POSTURAL BALANCE; REACTION TIME; RECEPTORS, GHRELIN; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 84859516159     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2012.03.012     Document Type: Article

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