Critical role of NMDA but not opioid receptors in the acquisition of fat-conditioned flavor preferences in rats

Neurobiology of Learning and Memory

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 341-347

  Cruz, J A D Dela ^a   Bae, V S ^b   Icaza Cukali, D ^b   Sampson, C ^b   Bamshad, D ^b   Samra, A ^b   Singh, S ^b   Khalifa, N ^b   Touzani, K ^c   Sclafani, A ^a,c   Bodnar, R J ^a,b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Corn oil; Learning; MK 801; Naltrexone

Indexed keywords

CORN OIL; DIZOCILPINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NALTREXONE; OPIATE RECEPTOR; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONIST;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; FAT INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; LEARNING; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; TASTE PREFERENCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONDITIONED REFLEX; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; EATING; FOOD INTAKE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; APPETITE REGULATION; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; DIETARY FATS; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; EATING; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; FOOD PREFERENCES; MALE; NALTREXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; RECEPTORS, OPIOID;

EID: 84878415292     PISSN: 10747427     EISSN: 10959564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2012.10.007     Document Type: Article

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