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Mice were given a sham operation (skin incision plus wound clip) under ether, a sham operation without ether, or ether alone after training in a passive-avoidance task and were tested for retention 24 h later. When administered 1 h after training, sham-ether and sham treatments, but not ether treatments, induced amnesia. Amnesia due to the sham-ether treatment was greater than that due to the sham-no ether treatment. When given 6 h after training, only the sham-ether treatment induced significant amnesia.
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This research was supported by a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health, MH05319, and a postdoctoral fellowship from National Institutes of Health, 5T5 GM1674.
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Glick, S.D., Nakamura, R.K. & Jarvik, M.E. Stress-induced amnesia and potentiation by ether. Psychon Sci 19, 259–260 (1970). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03328806
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