Validation of open : closed arm entries in an elevated plus-maze as a measure of anxiety in the rat

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1985, Pages 149-167

  Pellow, Sharon ^a   Chopin, Philippe ^b   File, Sandra E ^a   Briley, Mike ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE PIERRE FABRE   (France)

Author keywords

antidepressants; anxiety; benzodiazepines; exploration; neuroleptics; pentylenetetrazole; plus maze; rat; stimulants; yohimbine

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; CAFFEINE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; DIAZEPAM; HALOPERIDOL; IMIPRAMINE; MIANSERIN; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PENTETRAZOLE; PHENOBARBITAL; YOHIMBINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RAT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION STUDIES; LIGHT; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS;

EID: 0022374863     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-0270(85)90031-7     Document Type: Article

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