Nicotine improves ethanol-induced impairment of memory: Possible involvement of nitric oxide in the dorsal hippocampus of mice

Neuroscience

Volumn 219, Issue , 2012, Pages 82-91

  Raoufi, N ^a   Piri, M ^b   Moshfegh, A ^a   Shahin, M S ^c  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Dorsal hippocampus; Ethanol; Inhibitory avoidance memory; Mice; Nicotine; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ARGININE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NICOTINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

AMNESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; ETHANOL INDUCED IMPAIRMENT OF MEMORY; HIPPOCAMPAL CA1 REGION; MALE; MEMORY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

AMNESIA; ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; ETHANOL; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MEMORY; MICE; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; NITRIC OXIDE;

EID: 84863993323     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: 18737544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2012.06.003     Document Type: Article

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