Science · 1971 · 173 citations · 8 references
MedicineNeurosciencePharmacologyMemoryNeuropharmacologyPsychopharmacologyDopaminergic PharmacologyMemory ConsolidationMemory In AnimalsMonoamine NeurochemistryNeural Basis Of MemoryMemory ModulationNoradrenergic ModulationNorepinephrine BiosynthesisNorepinephrine MetabolismNorepinephrine Synthesis
Diethyldithiocarbamate, a dopamine beta hydroxylase inhibitor, decreases biosynthesis of norepinephrine in the brain. The effects of this inhibitor coincide with alterations in memory as demonstrated in single-trial passive avoidance in C57BL/6J mice.
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