REVERSAL BY TETRAHYDROAMINOACRIDINE OF SCOPOLAMINE-INDUCED MEMORY AND PERFORMANCE DEFICITS IN RATS

被引:47
作者
MURRAY, TK [1 ]
CROSS, AJ [1 ]
GREEN, AR [1 ]
机构
[1] ASTRA,NEUROSCI RES UNIT,1 WAKEFIELD ST,LONDON WC1N 1PJ,ENGLAND
关键词
TETRAHYDROAMINOACRIDINE; PHYSOSTIGMINE; DELAYED NON-MATCH TO SAMPLE; SCOPOLAMINE; RAT;
D O I
10.1007/BF02316877
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
The effects of the cholinesterase inhibitors physostigmine and tetrahydroaminoacridine (THA) on memory and performance deficits induced by scopolamine were studied using an operant delayed non-matching to position task. No effect was seen on the performance of rats when treated with either physostigmine (0.1 mg/kg IP) or THA (1 mg/kg IP) alone. However, the performance deficits induced in the task by scopolamine (0.03 mg/kg SC) were reversed by the same doses of the cholinesterase inhibitors.
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