5-HT(1A) and benzodiazepine receptors in the basolateral amygdala modulate anxiety in the social interaction test, but not in the elevated plus-maze

Brain Research

Volumn 732, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 145-153

  Gonzalez, Luis E ^a   Andrews, Nick ^a   File, Sandra E ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

5 HT(1A); 8 OH DPAT; amygdala; benzodiazepine; midazolam; plus maze; social interaction

Indexed keywords

2 DIPROPYLAMINO 8 HYDROXYTETRALIN; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; MIDAZOLAM; SEROTONIN 1A RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST; TERTATOLOL; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PROPANOLAMINE DERIVATIVE; SEROTONIN 1 RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN AGONIST; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR; THIOPHENE DERIVATIVE;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; INFUSION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT STRAIN;

8-HYDROXY-2-(DI-N-PROPYLAMINO)TETRALIN; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; AMYGDALA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANXIETY; GABA MODULATORS; INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MIDAZOLAM; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEURONS; PROPANOLAMINES; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN, 5-HT1; SEROTONIN AGONISTS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THIOPHENES;

EID: 0030565027     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(96)00517-3     Document Type: Article

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