Atypical anxiolytic profile of buspirone and a related drug, SM-3997, in a modified forced swim test employing straw suspension

Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1993, Pages 647-651

  Nishimura, Hiroshi ^a   Tanaka, Masatoshi ^a   Tsuda, Akira ^a   Gondoh, Yuhji ^a  

^a KURUME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anxiolytic effect; Buspirone; Immobility; Modified forced swim test; SM 3997; Straw suspension; Straw climbing behavior

Indexed keywords

ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BUSPIRONE; DIAZEPAM; TANDOSPIRONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SWIMMING; TECHNIQUE; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

ANIMAL; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BUSPIRONE; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; PIPERAZINES; PYRIMIDINES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SWIMMING;

EID: 0027374070     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0091-3057(93)90556-9     Document Type: Article

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