Differentiation of anxiolytic and panicolytic drugs by effects on rat and mouse defense test batteries

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 783-789

  Blanchard, Robert J ^a,b   Griebel, Guy ^c   Henrie, J Andrew ^a,b   Blanchard, D Caroline ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c SANOFI   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Benzodiazepine; Defense test battery; Defensive behavior; Flight; Mouse; Panic; Rat; Risk assessment; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

2 DIPROPYLAMINO 8 HYDROXYTETRALIN; 3 [2 [4 (4 FLUOROBENZOYL)PIPERIDINO]ETHYL] 6 [4 [4 (2 METHOXYPHENYL) 1 PIPERAZINYL]BUTYL]BENZOTHIAZOLIN 2 ONE; 5,6 DIHYDRO 5 METHYL 6 OXO 4H IMIDAZO[1,5 A]THIENO[2,3 F][1,4]DIAZEPINE 3 CARBOXYLIC ACID TERT BUTYL ESTER; ALPRAZOLAM; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BEMESETRON; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; DIAZEPAM; DIZOCILPINE; FLESINOXAN; FLUMAZENIL; FLUOXETINE; FLUVOXAMINE; GEPIRONE; IMIPRAMINE; IPSAPIRONE; MIDAZOLAM; RITANSERIN; RO 19 8022; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YOHIMBINE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DISCRIMINATION; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PANIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; MICE; PANIC DISORDER; RATS;

EID: 0030734332     PISSN: 01497634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-7634(96)00062-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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