Selective effects of 8-OH-DPAT on social competition in the rat

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 169-173

  Woodall, K L ^a   Domeney, A M ^b   Kelly, M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Battelle Geneva Research Center   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

8 OH DPAT; anxiety; rat; social competition

Indexed keywords

2 DIPROPYLAMINO 8 HYDROXYTETRALIN; SEROTONIN 1A AGONIST;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANXIETY; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SELECTIVITY; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0029884971     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0091-3057(95)02137-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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