Anxiogenic effect of naltrexone in social interaction test in rats

Acta Pharmacologica Sinica

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 314-317

  Zhang, Han Ting ^a   Xu, Zhi Ming ^a   Luo, Zhi Pu ^a   Qin, Bo Yi ^a  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

5 hydroxytryptophan; animal behavior; anxiety disorders; fenclonine; locomotion; morphine; naltrexone

Indexed keywords

4 ETHYL 6,7 DIMETHOXY BETA CARBOLINE 3 CARBOXYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; 5 HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN; CLONIDINE; FENCLONINE; MORPHINE; NALTREXONE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; RAT; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; SEROTONINERGIC NERVE CELL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NALTREXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0029778943     PISSN: 02539756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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