Loss of GluN2A-containing NMDA receptors impairs extra-dimensional set-shifting

Genes, Brain and Behavior

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 611-617

  Marquardt, K ^a   Saha, M ^a   Mishina, M ^b   Young, J W ^c,d   Brigman, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b RITSUMEIKAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Executive function; GluN2A; MDAR; Mouse models; Set shifting

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR 2A; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; N-METHYL D-ASPARTATE RECEPTOR SUBTYPE 2A;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATE DEPENDENT LEARNING; VENTROMEDIAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; ANIMAL; ATTENTION; C57BL MOUSE; COGNITION; FEMALE; GENETICS; HETEROZYGOTE; MALE; METABOLISM; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX;

ANIMALS; ATTENTION; COGNITION; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOTE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE;

EID: 84907852313     PISSN: 16011848     EISSN: 1601183X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gbb.12156     Document Type: Article

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