Differential effects of ethanol on feline rage and predatory attack behavior: An underlying neural mechanism

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 882-889

  Schubert, Kristie ^a,c   Shaikh, Majid B ^a   Han, Yuchan ^a   Poherecky, Larissa ^b   Siegel, Allan ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c The College of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggressive Behavior; Ethanol; Medial Hypothalamus; Midbrain Periaqueductal Gray (PAG); NMDA Receptors

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 7 PHOSPHONOHEPTANOIC ACID; ALCOHOL; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

AGGRESSION; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; DOSE RESPONSE; FACILITATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS NUCLEUS; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PREDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAGE;

ANIMALIA; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0029788055     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1996.tb05267.x     Document Type: Article

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