Effects of caffeine on learning and memory in rats tested in the Morris water maze

We studied some of the characteristics of the improving effect of the non-specific adenosine receptor antagonist, caffeine, using an animal model of learning and memory. Groups of 12 adult male Wistar rats receiving caffeine (0.3-30 mg/kg, ip, in 0.1 ml/100 g body weight) administered 30 min before...

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Main Authors: M.E.M. Angelucci, C. Cesário, R.H. Hiroi, P.L. Rosalen, C. Da Cunha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2002-10-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2002001000013