Acute Restraint Stress Impairs Aversive Memory Retention but Not Memory Formation
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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Subjects and Experimental Procedures
2.2. Behavioural Apparatus—Plus-Maze Discriminative Avoidance Task (PMDAT)
2.3. Acute Restraint Stress (ARS) Protocol
2.4. Immunohistochemistry
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Dierschnabel, A.L.; Nôga, D.A.; Brandão, L.E.M.; de Mesquita, C.C.; Câmara, D.d.A.; Meurer, Y.d.S.R.; Fiuza, F.P.; Engelberth, R.C.G.J.; da Silva, R.H.; Cavalcante, J.S.; et al. Acute Restraint Stress Impairs Aversive Memory Retention but Not Memory Formation. Biology 2025, 14, 1204. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology14091204
Dierschnabel AL, Nôga DA, Brandão LEM, de Mesquita CC, Câmara DdA, Meurer YdSR, Fiuza FP, Engelberth RCGJ, da Silva RH, Cavalcante JS, et al. Acute Restraint Stress Impairs Aversive Memory Retention but Not Memory Formation. Biology. 2025; 14(9):1204. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology14091204
Chicago/Turabian StyleDierschnabel, Aline Lima, Diana Aline Nôga, Luiz Eduardo Mateus Brandão, Catherine Caldas de Mesquita, Diego de Aquino Câmara, Ywlliane da Silva Rodrigues Meurer, Felipe Porto Fiuza, Rovena Clara Galvão Januário Engelberth, Regina Helena da Silva, Jeferson Souza Cavalcante, and et al. 2025. "Acute Restraint Stress Impairs Aversive Memory Retention but Not Memory Formation" Biology 14, no. 9: 1204. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology14091204
APA StyleDierschnabel, A. L., Nôga, D. A., Brandão, L. E. M., de Mesquita, C. C., Câmara, D. d. A., Meurer, Y. d. S. R., Fiuza, F. P., Engelberth, R. C. G. J., da Silva, R. H., Cavalcante, J. S., & Lima, R. H. (2025). Acute Restraint Stress Impairs Aversive Memory Retention but Not Memory Formation. Biology, 14(9), 1204. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology14091204