Diazepam modulates the period of locomotor rhythm in mice (Mus booduga) and attenuates light-induced phase advances

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 393-398

  Subramanian, P ^a,b   Subbaraj, R ^a  

^a MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Circadian; Diazepam; Locomotor activity; Aminobutyric acid

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; DIAZEPAM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOUSE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; MUS BOODUGA;

EID: 0030001384     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0091-3057(95)02079-9     Document Type: Article

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