The septohippocampal system is involved in prepulse inhibition of the acoustic startle response in rats

Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 468-477

  Koch, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SCOPOLAMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY RESPONSE; BRAIN INJURY; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREPULSE INHIBITION; RAT; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; STARTLE REFLEX; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ANIMALS; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; KAINIC ACID; MALE; NEURAL INHIBITION; RATS; SCOPOLAMINE; SEPTAL NUCLEI; STARTLE REACTION;

EID: 0029885290     PISSN: 07357044     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7044.110.3.468     Document Type: Article

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