Ghrelin increases memory consolidation through hippocampal mechanisms dependent on glutamate release and NR2B-subunits of the NMDA receptor

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 232, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1843-1857

  Ghersi, Marisa S ^a   Gabach, L A ^a   Buteler, F ^a   Vilcaes, A A ^b   Schioth H B ^c   Perez, M F ^a   De Barioglio, S R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^b Centro de Investigaciones En Quimica Biologica de Cordoba   (Argentina)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ghrelin; Glutamate release; LTP; Memory consolidation; NR2B subunit

Indexed keywords

GHRELIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NR2B NMDA RECEPTOR; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

AGONISTS; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; DRUG EFFECTS; HIPPOCAMPUS; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; RAT; SECRETION (PROCESS); WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; GHRELIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MEMORY, LONG-TERM; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE;

EID: 84939990927     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: 14322072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-014-3817-6     Document Type: Article

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