Developmental trajectory of contextual learning and 24-h acetylcholine release in the hippocampus

Scientific Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Takase, Kenkichi ^a,b   Sakimoto, Yuya ^c   Kimura, Fukuko ^a   Mitsushima, Dai ^a,c  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b TOHO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SCOPOLAMINE BROMIDE;

ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECTS; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FEAR; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEARNING; MALE; METABOLISM; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; TIME;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; CHOLINERGIC ANTAGONISTS; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FEAR; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEARNING; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RATS; SCOPOLAMINE HYDROBROMIDE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84892725854     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep03738     Document Type: Article

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