Effects of ethanol and GABAB drugs on working memory in C57BL/6J and DBA/2J mice

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 176, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 166-174

  Escher, T ^a   Mittleman, G ^a  

^a University of Memphis   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; DMTP; Ethanol; GABAB; Mice; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BACLOFEN; PHACLOFEN; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; DRUG DERIVATIVE;

ACCURACY; AMNESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY; ANIMAL; C57BL MOUSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DBA MOUSE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; MEMORY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BACLOFEN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG COMBINATIONS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; MEMORY; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED DBA; RECEPTORS, GABA-B; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 8744247105     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-004-1875-x     Document Type: Article

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