Antiaversive action of benzodiazepines on escape behavior induced by electrical stimulation of the inferior colliculus

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1992, Pages 557-562

  Melo, L L ^a   Cardoso, S H ^a   Brandao M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aversion; Escape behavior; GABA; Inferior colliculus; Midazolam; Muscimol

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; MIDAZOLAM; MUSCIMOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMAL; AROUSAL; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BRAIN MAPPING; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ESCAPE REACTION; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; MALE; MIDAZOLAM; MUSCIMOL; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0026607541     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0031-9384(92)90179-6     Document Type: Article

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