Nitric oxide is required for tactile learning in Octopus vulgaris
| Autor: | Kohm Ap, Robertson Jd, Joseph Bonaventura |
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| Rok vydání: | 1994 |
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Arginine education Octopodiformes Brain tissue Nitric Oxide General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Nitric oxide Octopus chemistry.chemical_compound biology.animal NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester Conditioning Psychological Animals Learning Neurotransmitter General Environmental Science General Immunology and Microbiology biology Kinesthetic learning Brain General Medicine Nitric oxide synthase Biochemistry chemistry Touch Vertebrates biology.protein Amino Acid Oxidoreductases Nitric Oxide Synthase General Agricultural and Biological Sciences Neuroscience |
| Zdroj: | Proceedings. Biological sciences. 256(1347) |
| ISSN: | 0962-8452 |
| Popis: | Nitric oxide, produced by nitric oxide synthase in brain tissue, is essential for several different kinds of learning in vertebrates. We present the first evidence that it is also essential for learning in an invertebrate. Intramuscular injections of an inhibitor of the enzyme completely block touch learning in Octopus vulgaris. Eight control animals learned a touch paradigm, but none of eight synthase-inhibited ones learned it. |
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