Effects of an electrolytic lesion of the prelimbic area on anxiety-related and cognitive tasks in the rat

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 79, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 51-59

  Maaswinkel, Hans ^a   Gispen, Willem Hendrik ^a   Spruijt, Berry M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Elevated plus maze; Open field; Passive avoidance; Prelimbic area; Response selection; Shock prod burying test

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030246849     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-4328(95)00261-8     Document Type: Article

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