Piracetam, an AMPAkine drug, facilitates memory consolidation in the day-old chick

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 353-358

  Samartgis, Jodi R ^a   Schachte, Leslie ^a   Hazi, Agnes ^a   Crowe, Simon F ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Consolidation; Day old chick; Passive avoidance; Piracetam; Reconsolidation

Indexed keywords

ANTHRANILIC ACID METHYL ESTER; PIRACETAM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHICK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FACILITATION; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MENTAL TASK; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME; TRAINING;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CHICKENS; MALE; MEMORY; NOOTROPIC AGENTS; PIRACETAM;

EID: 84866552137     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: 18735177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2012.08.014     Document Type: Article

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