Activation of β2-adrenoceptor enhances synaptic potentiation and behavioral memory via cAMP-PKA signaling in the medial prefrontal cortex of rats

Learning and Memory

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 274-284

  Zhou, Hou Cheng ^a   Sun, Yan Yan ^a   Cai, Wei ^a   He, Xiao Ting ^a   Yi, Feng ^a   Li, Bao Ming ^a,b   Zhang, Xue Han ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CLENBUTEROL; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL MEMORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; MEMORY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT;

ADRENERGIC BETA-2 RECEPTOR AGONISTS; ANIMALS; CLENBUTEROL; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASES; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; MEMORY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; RATS; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, BETA-2; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84877862472     PISSN: 10720502     EISSN: 15495485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/lm.030411.113     Document Type: Article

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