Role of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) on learning and memory in zebrafish

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 231, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1975-1985

  Braida, Daniela ^a   Ponzoni, Luisa ^a,c   Martucci, Roberta ^a   Sparatore, Fabio ^d   Gotti, Cecilia ^b   Sala, Mariaelvina ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c Fondazione Fratelli Confalonieri   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cholinergic system; Dihydro erythroidine; Mecamylamine; Methyllycaconitine; Neuronal nicotinic receptors; Scopolamine; Spatial memory; T maze; Zebrafish; Conotoxin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CONOTOXIN MII; BUNGAROTOXIN RECEPTOR; CYTISINE; DIHYDRO BETA ERYTHROIDINE; MECAMYLAMINE; METHYLLYCACONITINE; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR ALPHA4; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR ALPHA4BETA2; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR ALPHA6BETA 2; SCOPOLAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ACONITINE; ALKALOID; AZOCINE DERIVATIVE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CONOTOXIN; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NICOTINIC AGENT; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; QUINOLIZINE DERIVATIVE; SCOPOLAMINE BROMIDE; ZEBRAFISH PROTEIN;

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; LEARNING; MALE; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPATIAL MEMORY; SWIMMING; T-MAZE TEST; ZEBRA FISH; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; MAZE TEST; MEMORY; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACONITINE; ALKALOIDS; ANIMALS; AZOCINES; CHOLINERGIC AGENTS; CONOTOXINS; DIHYDRO-BETA-ERYTHROIDINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MAZE LEARNING; MECAMYLAMINE; MEMORY; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; NEURONS; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS; QUINOLIZINES; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; SCOPOLAMINE HYDROBROMIDE; SWIMMING; ZEBRAFISH; ZEBRAFISH PROTEINS;

EID: 84899642138     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: 14322072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-013-3340-1     Document Type: Article

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