The ambivalent behaviour "stretched approach posture" in the rat as a paradigm to characterize anxiolytic drugs

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 81-90

  Molewijk, H E ^a   van der Poel, A M ^a   Olivier, B ^a,b  

^a Solvay Pharmaceuticals Inc   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

5 HT uptake inhibitors; 5 HT1A receptor agonists; Ambivalent behaviour; Anxiety disorders; Anxiogenic drugs; Benzodiazepines; Clonidine; Clorgyline; Ethological observation; Intention movements; Rat; Stretched approach posture

Indexed keywords

(3 CHLOROPHENYL)PIPERAZINE; 1 (2,3 DIHYDRO 1 METHYL 2 OXO 5 PHENYL 1H 1,4 BENZODIAZEPIN 3 YL) 3 (3 METHYLPHENYL)UREA; 7 CHLOROKYNURENIC ACID; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ALPRAZOLAM; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; CLOMIPRAMINE; CLONIDINE; CLORGYLINE; DEVAZEPIDE; DIAZEPAM; FLESINOXAN; FLUVOXAMINE; HALOPERIDOL; IMIPRAMINE; IPSAPIRONE; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; N METHYL BETA CARBOLINE 3 CARBOXAMIDE; NORADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SEROTONIN 1A AGONIST; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; YOHIMBINE;

AMBIVALENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC SHOCK; ETHOLOGY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; GROOMING; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ALPRAZOLAM; ANIMAL; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CLONIDINE; CLORGYLINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; MOVEMENT; POSTURE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0029080010     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: 14322072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02245594     Document Type: Article

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