Differences between three rat strains in sensitivity to prepulse inhibition of an acoustic startle response: Influence of apomorphine and phencyclidine pretreatment

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 148-156

  Varty, Geoffrey B ^a   Higgins, Guy A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

apomorphine; phencyclidine; prepulse inhibition; rat; startle parameters

Indexed keywords

APOMORPHINE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; NARCOTIC AGENT; OPIATE AGONIST; PHENCYCLIDINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STARTLE REFLEX; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0028030826     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: 14617285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026988119400800302     Document Type: Article

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