Effect of the GABA-transaminase inhibitor vigabatrin on exploratory behaviour in socially isolated rats

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 72, Issue 1-2, 1995, Pages 135-140

  Sherif, Fathi ^a   Oreland, Lars ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIPOLI   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Exploratory behaviour; GABA transaminase; Rat; Social isolation; Vigabatrin

Indexed keywords

VIGABATRIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANXIETY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

4-AMINOBUTYRATE TRANSAMINASE; ANIMAL; ANTICONVULSANTS; ANXIETY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; VIGABATRIN;

EID: 0029655904     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-4328(96)00047-2     Document Type: Article

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