Date of Award
12-4-2006
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Biology
First Advisor
Marise B Parent - Chair
Abstract
It is well established that the septo-hippocampal system is involved in memory. The medial septum is connected to the hippocampus via the fimbria fornix, which consists mostly of acetylcholine and ã-aminobutyric acid (GABA) projection neurons. The contributions of the cholinergic projection to memory have been studied extensively; whereas, the role of the GABAergic projection is not well characterized. The present experiment tested whether septal infusions of the selective H-channel blocker ZD7288 would impair spontaneous alternation (SA) and continuous multiple inhibitory avoidance (CMIA). Fifteen minutes prior to assessing SA or CMIA, different groups of male Sprague-Dawley rats were given septal infusions of saline or ZD7288 (0.2, 0.6 or 1.5 nmol / 0.5ìl). Our results indicate that septal infusions of ZD7288 impaired SA in a dose-dependent manner; the same infusions did not affect CMIA. This is the first demonstration that H-channels on septo-hippocampal GABAergic projection neurons are involved in memory.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/1059200
Recommended Citation
Cisse, Ramata Sissoko, "Septal Infusions of the H-Channel Blocker ZD7288 Impair Spontaneous Alternation but not Inhibitory Avoidance." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2006.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/1059200