Effects of betahistine, a histamine H1 agonist and H3 antagonist, in a light/dark test in mice

Methods and Findings in Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 19-24

  Imaizumi, Masahiro ^a   Miyazaki, Shuichi ^a   Onodera, Kenji ^b  

^a YAMASA CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

betahistine; histamine H1 agonist; histamine H3 antagonist; ketotifen; light dark test; pyrilamine; zolantidine

Indexed keywords

BETAHISTINE; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR AGONIST; HISTAMINE H3 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; KETOTIFEN; MEPYRAMINE; TERFENADINE; ZOLANTIDINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BENZOTHIAZOLES; BETAHISTINE; HISTAMINE AGONISTS; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS; HISTAMINE H2 ANTAGONISTS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHENOXYPROPANOLAMINES; PIPERIDINES; PYRILAMINE; TERFENADINE; THIAZOLES;

EID: 0029875837     PISSN: 03790355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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