Modulation of anxiety-related behaviours following lesions of the prelimbic or infralimbic cortex in the rat

Brain Research

Volumn 772, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 181-190

  Jinks, Anthony L ^a   McGregor, Iain S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Autonomic; Infralimbic cortex; Medial prefrontal cortex; Passive avoidance; Prelimbic cortex; Rat; Respiratory quotient

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC INNERVATION; AVERSIVE BEHAVIOR; BRAIN CORTEX LESION; BRAIN OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; LIMBIC CORTEX; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MAZE TEST; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESPIRATORY QUOTIENT; STRESS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMALS; ANXIETY; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0030771688     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)00810-X     Document Type: Article

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