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Review
. 1995 Aug-Sep:149-150:279-86.
doi: 10.1007/BF01076589.

The biochemistry of learning and memory

D D Fagnou  1 , J M Tuchek
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Review

The biochemistry of learning and memory

D D Fagnou et al. Mol Cell Biochem. 1995 Aug-Sep.

Abstract

An overview of some of the biochemical and molecular events involved in the process of learning and memory are presented in a short review. Two invertebrate models of learning are considered: the gill-withdrawal reflex of Aplysia and avoidance learning in Drosophila melanogaster. Particular attention is paid to the biochemical mechanisms underlying both the development of long-term potentiation (LTP) and passive avoidance learning (PAL) in the young chick. The role of several biological molecules in learning and memory are considered, for example, protein kinase C (PKC), Ca(++)-Calmodulin kinase II (CaMKII), GAP-43, and glutamate receptors.

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