The mechanism of action of α2 adrenoceptor blockers as revealed by effects on open field locomotion and escape reactions in the shuttle-box

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 107-114

  Haller, J ^a   Makara, G B ^a   Pinter I ^a   Gyertyan I ^b   Egyed, A ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^b EGIS PHARMACEUTICALS LTD   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Adrenoceptors; Behavior; Escape; Locomotion; Norepinephrine; Open field; Shuttle box

Indexed keywords

IDAZOXAN; PRAZOSIN; PROPRANOLOL DERIVATIVE;

ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CATECHOLAMINE SYNTHESIS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOUSE; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN RELEASE; POSTSYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRESYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESCAPE REACTION; IDAZOXAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NOREPINEPHRINE; PRAZOSIN; PROPRANOLOL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2;

EID: 0030773599     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002130050431     Document Type: Article

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