REINFORCED ALTERNATION PERFORMANCE IS IMPAIRED BY MUSCARINIC BUT NOT BY NICOTINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKADE IN RATS

被引:34
作者
CLARKE, PBS [1 ]
FIBIGER, HC [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV BRITISH COLUMBIA,DEPT PSYCHIAT,DIV NEUROL SCI,VANCOUVER V6T 1W5,BC,CANADA
基金
英国医学研究理事会;
关键词
Cholinergic; Memory; Muscarinic; Nicotinic; Rat; Receptor;
D O I
10.1016/0166-4328(90)90058-M
中图分类号
B84 [心理学]; C [社会科学总论]; Q98 [人类学];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 030303 ; 04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
In pre-trained rats, food-rewarded reinforced alternation in a T-maze was markedly impaired by scopolamine, but unaffected by the centrally-active nicotinic antagonist mecamylamine (0.2-6.3 mg/kg s.c.). The nicotinic antagonist chlorisondamine (10 μg i.v.t.) was also ineffective, despite demonstrated blockade of nicotine-induced locomotor depression. These results question the extent to which central nicotinic receptors are involved in memory function. © 1990.
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页码:203 / 207
页数:5
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