Effects of L-arginine and Nω-nitro-L-arginine methylester on learning and memory and α7 nAChR expression in the prefrontal cortex and hippocampus of rats

Neuroscience Bulletin

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 303-310

  Wei, Xiao Ming ^a,b   Yang, Wei ^a   Liu, Li Xia ^a   Qi, Wen Xiu ^a  

^a SHANXI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Medical College of Nanyang   (China)

Author keywords

7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor; cerebral cortex and hippocampus; L arginine; learning and memory; N nitro Larginine methylester; nitric oxide; Y maze

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; BUNGAROTOXIN RECEPTOR; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC SHOCK; FOOTSHOCK; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; SPATIAL LEARNING; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ALPHA7 NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR; ANIMALS; ARGININE; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 84878607703     PISSN: 16737067     EISSN: 19958218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12264-013-1331-1     Document Type: Article

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