Reduced prepulse inhibition after electrolytic lesions of nucleus accumbens subregions in the rat

Brain Research

Volumn 773, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 45-52

  Kodsi, M H ^a   Swerdlow, N R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Core; Electrolytic lesion; Nucleus accumbens; Sensorimotor gating; Shell; Startle reflex

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC REFLEX; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BRAIN INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROLYSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREPULSE INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STARTLE REFLEX;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BRAIN MAPPING; CORPUS STRIATUM; ELECTROLYSIS; MALE; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STARTLE REACTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030699955     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)00869-X     Document Type: Article

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